Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4A, Sch. 4B inserted (29.3.2017) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/490), arts. 1(1), 28
7. Where the award of universal credit is to—E+W+S
(a)a single claimant, the condition as to income is that, in any of the twelve preceding assessment periods, the earned income of the single claimant does not exceed the amount set out in the first row of Table 2 in the column corresponding to the number of children or qualifying young persons for whom the single claimant is responsible;
(b)joint claimants, the condition as to income is that, in any of the twelve preceding assessment periods, the combined earned income of the joint claimants does not exceed the amount set out in the second row of Table 2 in the column corresponding to the number of children or qualifying young persons for whom at least one of the joint claimants is responsible.
| Type of claimant | Number of children or qualifying young persons for which the claimant is responsible: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or more | |
| Single claimant | £1,100 | £1,450 | £1,800 | £2,150 | £2,500 |
| Joint claimant | £1,650 | £2,000 | £2,350 | £2,700 | £3,050] |