12 month exemption from the minimum income floor for new claimants N.I.

5.—(1) For regulation 64(1)(a) of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (start-up period)(1) substitute—

“(a) regulation 63 (minimum income floor) has not previously applied to the claimant in relation to the trade, profession or vocation which is currently the claimant’s main employment (whether in relation to the current award or a previous award); and”.

(2) Regulation 60 (minimum income floor not to apply for first 12 months) of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016(2) is revoked.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in operation at 23.9.2020, see reg. 1(4)

(1)

S.R. 2016 No. 216.

(2)

Regulation 60 was inserted by regulation 2(8) of these Regulations.