Housing Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 and shall come into operation on 2nd April 2018. Amendment of the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 2 1 The Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In regulation 3 (broad rental market area determinations) — a for paragraph (6)(b) (date on which a broad rental market area determination takes effect) substitute— b for all other purposes— i on the next relevant Monday following the day on which the determination is made; or ii where the next relevant Monday is within 11 months beginning with the day on which the determination is made, on the next relevant Monday after that. ; b after paragraph (7) insert— 8 “Relevant Monday” has the same meaning as in regulation 4(4). . 3 In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations) — a in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30 th January 2015” substitute “ last determined for that category of dwelling”; b in sub-paragraph (2A)— i in paragraph (a) for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30 th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of dwelling”; and ii for the table in paragraph (b), substitute— (1) Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule (2) Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling Paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) £1,163.30 Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) £1,163.30 Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms) £1,349.43 Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) £1,582.09 Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) £1,861.28 c for the table in paragraph 5 substitute— (1) Broad rental market area (2) Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule BRMA1 –South Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) BRMA1 – South Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms) BRMA1 – South Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) BRMA1 – South Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) BRMA2 – North Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) BRMA2 – North Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower Paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms) BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) BRMA4 – North West Paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) BRMA4 – North West Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom exclusive use) BRMA4 – North West Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms) BRMA6 – South East Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) BRMA6 – South East Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) BRMA8 – Belfast Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) BRMA8 – Belfast Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms) BRMA8 – Belfast Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) BRMA8 – Belfast Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Kit Malthouse Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Work and Pensions 5th March 2018