The Universal Credit (Reduction of the Earnings Taper Rate) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 No. 147

Changes to calculation of deductions in respect of earned income

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

(2) In regulation 23(1)(b)(i) and (ii) (deduction of income and work allowance) for “65%” substitute “63%” in both places it occurs.

(3) In regulation 54(6) (surplus earnings) in the formula in the definition of “the nil UC threshold”(1) for “65” substitute “63”.

(1)

The formula in the definition of “the nil UC threshold” was substituted by regulation 8(5) of S.R. 2017 No. 116