PART 1UNIVERSAL CREDIT MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

Amendment of the amount of childcare costs element6.

(1)

The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 34(1)(a) (amount of childcare costs element)11, as it has effect both as amended by and apart from the amendment made by regulation 2(3) of the Universal Credit (Digital Service) Amendment Regulations 201412, for “70%” substitute “85%”.

(3)

In regulation 36 (table showing amounts of elements), in the table—

(a)

in the row under “Childcare costs element” showing the maximum amount for one child, for “£532.29” substitute “£646.35”; and

(b)

in the row under “Childcare costs element” showing the maximum amount for two or more children, for “£912.50” substitute “£1,108.04”.