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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Northern Ireland Statutory Rule: The Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 270
7. If a claim for discretionary support is made by or on behalf of a person (“P”), who is unable for the time being to act, the claim shall be made by—
(a)a person who has been appointed to act on P’s behalf by the Department under regulation 33(1) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1); or
(b)a person who has been appointed, with a general power or a power to claim or receive benefit, by P under the Powers of Attorney Act (Northern Ireland) 1971(2), the Enduring Powers of Attorney (Northern Ireland) Order 1987(3) or otherwise.
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