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PART 5SApplicable amount

Applicable amount: persons who have an award of universal creditS

23.—(1) Where an applicant or an applicant's partner has, or the partners jointly have, an award of universal credit, in determining the weekly applicable amount for the applicant the relevant authority must use the calculation or estimate of the maximum amount of the applicant, or the applicant's partner, or partners jointly (as the case may be), subject to the [F1[F2[F3adjustments] described in paragraph] (2A)].

F4(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F5(2A) The adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)to multiply the maximum amount by 12 and divide the product by 52; F6...

(b)to add to the weekly applicable amount the sum of [F7£17.15] in respect of each child or young person who is a member of the applicant’s family] [F8, and

(c)to add to the weekly applicable amount the sum of [F9£54.60] in respect of each child or young person for whom no amount has been included in the calculation or estimate of the maximum amount as a result of the operation of section 10(1A) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (amounts usually to be available in respect of a maximum of two children or qualifying young persons)].

(3) In paragraph (1) “maximum amount” means the maximum amount calculated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 8(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 M1.

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