The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023

PART I N.I. PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 Pt. I in operation at 27.3.2023, see art. 1

1. The weekly amounts specified in column (2) (1) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the weekly amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 83, 84(1), 86A and 86B (applicable amounts and polygamous marriages).

Column (1)					Column (2)
Person or Couple					Amount
(1) Single claimant aged—					(1)
(a)	except where head (b) or (c) applies, less than 18;				(a)	£61.05;
(b)	less than 18 who falls within regulation 57(2) and who—				(b)	£61.05;
	(i)		is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies, or
	(ii)		is the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Order;
(c)	less than 18 who satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(1)(a) of Part III;				(c)	£61.05;
(d)	not less than 18 but less than 25;				(d)	£61.05;
(e)	not less than 25.				(e)	£77.00.
(2) Lone parent aged—					(2)
(a)	except where head (b) or (c) applies, less than 18;				(a)	£61.05;
(b)	less than 18 who falls within regulation 57(2) and who—				(b)	£61.05;
	(i)		is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies, or
	(ii)		is the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Order;
(c)	less than 18 who satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(1)(a) of Part III;				(c)	£61.05;
(d)	not less than 18.				(d)	£77.00.
(3) Couple—					(3)
(a)	where both members are aged less than 18 and—				(a)	£92.20;
	(i)		at least one of them is treated as responsible for a child, or
	(ii)		had they not been members of a couple, each would have been a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applied, or
	(iii)		had they not been members of a couple, the claimant would have been a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applied and his partner satisfies the requirements for entitlement to income support or an income-related employment and support allowance other than the requirement to make a claim for it, or
	(iv)		they are married or civil partners and one member of the couple is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies and the other member is registered in accordance with regulation 62, or
	(iva)		they are married or civil partners and each member of the couple is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies, or
	(v)		there is a direction under Article 18 of the Order in respect of each member, or
	(vi)		there is a direction under Article 18 of the Order in respect of one of them and the other is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies, or
	(vii)		there is a direction under Article 18 of the Order in respect of one of them and the other satisfies requirements for entitlement to income support or an income-related employment and support allowance other than the requirement to make a claim for it;
(b)	where both members are aged less than 18 and sub-paragraph (3)(a) does not apply but one member of the couple falls within regulation 57(2) and either—				(b)	£61.05;
	(i)		is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies, or
	(ii)		is the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Order;
(c)	where both members are aged less than 18 and neither head (a) nor (b) of sub-paragraph (3) applies but one member of the couple—				(c)	£61.05;
	(i)		is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies, or
	(ii)		is the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Order;
(d)	where both members are aged less than 18 and head (a), (b) or (c) of sub-paragraph (3) does not apply but one member of the couple is a person who satisfies the requirements of paragraph 13(1)(a);				(d)	£61.05;
(e)	where—				(e)	£121.05;
	(i)	both members are aged not less than 18, or
	(ii)	one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person who is—
		(aa)		under 18, and
		(bb)		treated as being responsible for a child;
(f)	where paragraph (e) does not apply and one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who—				(f)	£121.05;
	(i)		is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies, or
	(ii)		is the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Order, or
	(iii)		satisfies requirements for entitlement to income support or would do so if he were not a member of a couple other than the requirement to make a claim for it, or
	(iv)		satisfies requirements for entitlement to an income-related employment and support allowance other than the requirement to make a claim for it;
(g)	where one member is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and the other member is a person under 18—				(g)	£61.05;
	(i)		to whom none of regulations 59 to 61 applies, or
	(ii)		who is not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Order, and
	(iii)		does not satisfy requirements for entitlement to income support or an income-related employment and support allowance disregarding the requirement to make a claim for it;
(h)	where one member is aged not less than 25 and the other member is a person under 18—				(h)	£77.00.
	(i)		to whom none of regulations 59 to 61 applies, or
	(ii)		who is not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Order, and
	(iii)		does not satisfy requirements for entitlement to income support or an income-related employment and support allowance disregarding the requirement to make a claim for it.

(1)

Paragraph 1 was amended by regulation 16 of S.R. 1996 No. 356, paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350, paragraph 23(11)(a) of Schedule 3 to S.R. 2005 No. 536, regulation 3(8)(a) of S.R. 2007 No. 154, regulation 4(13)(a) and (b) of S.R. 2008 No. 112, regulation 19(24)(a) to (d) of S.R. 2008 No. 286 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2009 No. 261