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

Core rent

22.  Except where paragraph 23 applies, the renter’s core rent is to be determined as follows—

Step 1

Determine the amount of each relevant payment to be taken into account under paragraph 5.

Step 2

Determine the period in respect of which each relevant payment is payable and, in accordance with paragraph 6, determine the amount of the payment in respect of a month.

Step 3

If there is more than one relevant payment, add together the amounts determined in step 2 in relation to all relevant payments.

The result is the renter’s core rent.