Exception to the application of the benefit cap – earnings2
1
The Universal Credit Regulations 20133 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 6(1A) (rounding), before paragraph (a) insert—
za
regulation 82(1)(a) (exceptions – earnings);
3
In regulation 82 (exceptions – earnings)—
a
in paragraph (1)(a), for “£430”, substitute—
the amount of earnings that a person would be paid at the hourly rate set out in regulation 4 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations for 16 hours per week, converted to a monthly amount by multiplying by 52 and dividing by 12
b
in paragraph (2)(a), for “less than the amount mentioned in paragraph (1)(a)”, substitute—
less than—
i
where the assessment period began before 1st April 2017, £430; or
ii
in any other case, the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (1)(a)
c
in paragraph (3), for “exceeded the amount mentioned in paragraph (1)(a)”, substitute—
exceeded—
a
in any month beginning before 1st April 2017, £430; and
b
in any other case, the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (1)(a)