The Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and come into operation on 30th January 2023.

Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2.  In paragraph (14) of regulation 97 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1) (circumstances in which requirements must not be imposed)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “12 hours” substitute “15 hours”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “19 hours” substitute “24 hours”.

Consequential amendment – transitional protection

3.  For paragraph (3) of regulation 57 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (circumstances in which transitional protection ceases)(2) substitute—

“(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)—

(a) references to the amount specified in regulation 97(14)(a) and 97(14)(b) respectively of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are to the amount that was applicable on the first day of the award; and

(b) a claimant is to be treated as having earned income that is equal to or more than the single administrative threshold and the couple administrative threshold respectively in any assessment period in respect of which regulation 63 (minimum income floor) of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 applies to that claimant or would apply but for regulation 63(6) of those Regulations (minimum income floor not to apply in a start-up period).”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 9th January 2023

(L.S.)

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the Department for Communities