The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Amendment of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations N.I.

21.—(1) Regulation 7 of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976 (manner of electing the person entitled to a carer’s allowance in respect of a severely disabled person where, but for section 70(7) of the Contributions and Benefits Act, more than one person would be entitled to an invalid care allowance in respect of that severely disabled person)(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) for “be entitled for the same day to a carer’s allowance” substitute “have a relevant entitlement for the same day”;

(b) for “shall be entitled” substitute “shall have that entitlement”;

(c) for “be entitled to a carer’s allowance” substitute “have a relevant entitlement”; and

(d) for “to be entitled” substitute “to have that entitlement”.

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a) for “entitlement to carer’s allowance” substitute “a relevant entitlement”; and

(b) after “a carer’s allowance” insert “or the carer element of universal credit”.

(4) After paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) In paragraph (2) “the carer element of universal credit” means an amount included in an award of universal credit in respect of the fact that a person has regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 21 comes into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1)

(1)

S.R. 1976 No. 99; regulation 7 was amended by regulation 2(6) of S.R. 1996 No. 521 and paragraph 1 of Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 323