The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 No. 80

Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations N.I.

3.  In regulation 9(4) of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1) (persons treated as not being in Northern Ireland) after sub-paragraph (zc)(2) insert—

“(zd) a person who was residing in Sudan before 15th April 2023, left Sudan in connection with the violence which rapidly escalated on 15th April 2023 in Khartoum and across Sudan and—

(i) has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,

(ii) has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or

(iii) does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in operation at 18.5.2023, see reg. 1

(1)

S.R. 2016 No. 216; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2021 No. 269 and S.R. 2022 Nos. 149 and 230

(2)

Sub-paragraph (zc) was inserted by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 2022 No. 149 and amended by regulation 2(1) of S.R. 2022 No. 230