The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

[^key-c4ad4dcff09e89e685ddf13654759b91]: Reg. 42(6A) inserted (18.10.2021) by The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/267), regs. 1(1), 3(2)

[^key-03161d18b3ffdea48904e2b8dd33e5d9]: Reg. 43(4) inserted (18.10.2021) by The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/267), regs. 1(1), 3(3)

[^key-2d0754c3d3a54abbd2fb212483fd836b]: Reg. 46(11) inserted (18.10.2021) by The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/267), regs. 1(1), 3(4)

[^key-951b4e791ea2756a3234317a4c4f6296]: Reg. 47(7) inserted (18.10.2021) by The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/267), regs. 1(1), 3(5)

[^key-ec91045fbe7e2051eef263be3b5ac208]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 8(3) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/67), regs. 1(1), 3(3)

[^key-17bae82ae4fb6ce936f8b272879c5420]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 8(4)(b) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/67), regs. 1(1), 3(4)

[^key-4a739a5aec968380560e5556e1c27fbb]: Sch. 5 para. 8(4A) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/67), regs. 1(1), 3(5)

[^key-53a7b92af58d7ce5c58c838465969810]: Words in reg. 25(2) substituted (29.6.2023) by The Social Security, Universal Credit and State Pension (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/93), regs. 1, 3

[^M_F_b81018b0-419d-483f-cc97-fefd2c7d9e4e]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 1(1) inserted (11.8.2021) by The Social Security (Fines) (Deduction from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/215), regs. 1(1), 5(a)

[^M_F_ee9fcba2-4e73-45dd-ae78-294a54d97a15]: Words in Sch. 5 para. 3(2) inserted by The Social Security (Fines) (Deduction from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/215), regs. 1(1), 5(b)

[^key-2e7e5475631795adce50c4c966c29cd3]: Sch. 5 para. 5(2) modified (temp.) (30.4.2025) by The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/73), regs. 1(1), 3(2)

[^key-d37893cd6b731af84b029f5503a6b490]: Sch. 5 para. 5(4) modified (temp.) (30.4.2025) by The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/73), regs. 1(1), 3(3)

[^key-6ec32ca934d6c04e9de5c2b695929ad2]: Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(dd) inserted (30.4.2025) by The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/73), regs. 1(1), 2(2) (with reg. 1(3))

[^key-20cbf0226d5ae4dfc9783f1a99caabf9]: Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(ee) omitted (30.4.2025) by virtue of The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/73), regs. 1(1), 2(3)

Recovery of expenses

57A

• (1) Paragraph 2 applies where—

• (a) an agreement referred to in regulation 57(1)(b) has been entered into; and

• (b) a relevant provider is receiving payments of personal independence payment in settlement of liability for payments due under that agreement.

• (2) The Department may require the relevant provider to make payments to meet the reasonable expenses of the Department in administering the making of the payments of personal independence payment to the relevant provider.

• (3) The method by which the expenses under paragraph (2) are to be met is for the Department to issue an invoice to the relevant provider setting out the expenses that have been incurred and for the relevant provider to pay the sum stated to the Department.

• (4) The first invoice issued by the Department may recover expenses incurred on or after 7th November 2016.

• (5) Subsequently the Department may issue invoices no more frequently than annually and only in respect of expenses incurred since the period covered by the previous invoice.

• (6) The expenses that the Department may take into account for the purposes of paragraph (2) include—

• (a) the salaries and other costs relating to the employment of staff wholly engaged in the administering of the payments of personal independence payment and where staff have other responsibilities, an apportioned amount of those costs; and

• (b) overheads, including rent and other shared costs, relating to those staff.

• (7) In determining what expenses were reasonably incurred in administering the making of payments of personal independence payment to a relevant provider, the Department must have regard to any agreement between the Department and the relevant provider concerning the level of service to be provided by the Department in the making of such payments to that relevant provider.

Power of the Department to terminate an arrangement (Motability)

Restriction on duration of arrangements by the Department (Motability)

Reclaims of universal credit after nil award due to earnings

31A

• (1) This regulation applies where—

• (a) a claim is made for universal credit, but no award is made because the condition in Article 10(1)(b) or 10(2)(b) of the 2015 Order (condition that the claimant’s income, or joint claimants’ combined income is such that the amount payable would not be less than the prescribed minimum) is not met; or

• (b) entitlement to an award of universal credit ceases because that condition is not met.

• (2) The Department may, subject to any conditions the Department considers appropriate, treat the claimant (or joint claimants) as making a claim on the first day of each subsequent month, up to a maximum of 5, that would have been an assessment period if an award had been made or, as the case may be, if the award had continued.

Advance claim for and award of personal independence payment

Advance claim for and award of an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker's allowance

Attendance in person

Duration of awards