The Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 No. 146

SCHEDULE 2 Transitional and savings provisions

Claimants entitled to be credited with earnings under the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 before 3^rd April 2017

4.  The third circumstance is where—

(a) immediately before 3^rd April 2017—

(i) the claimant entitled to the award was entitled to be credited with earnings equal to the lower earnings limit then in force in respect of a week to which regulation 8B(2)(a)(iv), (iva) or (v) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland)1975(1) applies; and

(ii) paragraph 3 does not apply to that claimant; and

(b) the claimant is so entitled in respect of each week that falls in the period beginning with 3rd April 2017 and ending with the date on which the claim for universal credit is made or treated as made.

(1)

S.R.1975 No. 113; relevant amending instruments are S.R. 2010 No. 109 and S.R. 2016 No. 175.