The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 216

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Housing costs element for renters

PART 4 Private rented sector and temporary accommodation

The calculation of the housing costs element under this Part

The amount of housing costs element under this Part

21.  The amount of the renter’s housing costs element under this Part is to be calculated as follows.

Step 1

Determine—

(a) the amount of the renter’s core rent, and

(b) the amount of the renter’s cap rent,

and identify which is the lower amount (if both amounts are the same, that is the identified amount).

Step 2

Deduct the sum of the housing cost contributions (if any) under paragraph 12 from the amount identified in step 1.

The result is the amount of the renter’s housing costs element calculated under this Part.