2024 No. 107
The Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Communities1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 5, 23(5), 27(2)(a) and 48(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 20152.
The powers are exercisable by the Department for Communities by virtue of Article 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Cessation of Transitory Provision) Order 20203.
Citation and commencementI11
These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on 13th May 2024.
Amendment of the Universal Credit RegulationsI22
In paragraph (14) of regulation 97 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20164 (circumstances in which requirements must not be imposed)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a), for “15 hours” substitute “18 hours”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (b), for “24 hours” substitute “29 hours”
.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 7th May 2024
(This note is not part of the Regulations)