The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Amendment of the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

3.—(1) The Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)(2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1B)(a) for “lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (2A)(a) and (b)” substitute “lowest of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (2A)(a), (b) and (c)”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2A)—

(i) in paragraph (a) after “plus 3%;” omit “and”;

(ii) for the table in paragraph (b) substitute—

“(1) Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule	(2) Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph (1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph (1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)	£1198.20 £1198.20 £1389.91 £1629.55 £1917.12”;

(iii) after paragraph (b) insert—

“and

(c)

the rent at the 30^th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3.”.

(3) For the table in paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 1 substitute—

“(1) Broad rental market area	(2) Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
BRMA1 – South	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
BRMA1 – South BRMA1 – South BRMA1 – South	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
BRMA1 – South BRMA2 – North BRMA2 – North BRMA2 – North BRMA2 – North BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower BRMA4 – North West BRMA4 – North West BRMA4 – North West BRMA4 – North West BRMA4 – North West BRMA5 – South West BRMA5 – South West BRMA5 – South West BRMA5 – South West BRMA5 – South West BRMA6 – South East BRMA6 – South East BRMA6 – South East BRMA6 – South East BRMA6 – South East BRMA7 – Lough Neagh Upper BRMA7 – Lough Neagh Upper BRMA7 – Lough Neagh Upper BRMA7 – Lough Neagh Upper BRMA7 – Lough Neagh Upper BRMA8 – Belfast BRMA8 – Belfast BRMA8 – Belfast BRMA8 – Belfast BRMA8 – Belfast	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)”

(1)

S.R. 2016 No. 222.

(2)

Schedule 1 was amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2017 No. 144 and regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2018 No. 36.

(3)

Paragraph 5 was inserted by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 144 and amended by regulation 2(3)(c) of S.R. 2018 No. 36.