The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carer Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 253

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Welfare supplementary payments

3. PART 2 Welfare Supplementary Payment as a result of loss of Carer’s Allowance on caree’s transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment

   1. 4. Eligibility

   2. 5. Amount

   3. 6. Period of payment

   4. 7. Termination of payment on award of carer’s allowance

4. PART 3 Welfare Supplementary Payment as a result of loss of Carer Premium on caree’s transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment

   1. 8. Eligibility

   2. 9. Amount

   3. 10. Period of payment

   4. 11. Termination of payment on award of carer premium

5. PART 4 Welfare Supplementary Payment as a result of loss of Income Support on caree’s transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment

   1. 12. Eligibility

   2. 13. Amount

   3. 14. Period of payment

   4. 15. Termination of payment on award of income support

6. PART 5 Welfare Supplementary Payment following loss of the Additional Amount (Carer) of State Pension Credit on caree’s transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment

   1. 16. Eligibility

   2. 17. Amount

   3. 18. Period of payment

   4. 19. Termination of payment on award of additional amount (carer)

7. PART 6 General

   1. 20. Termination of welfare supplementary payment if caree ceases to receive welfare supplementary payment for loss of disability living allowance

   2. 21. Termination of welfare supplementary payment if caree no longer entitled to personal independence payment

   3. 22. Termination of welfare supplementary payment on death of caree

   4. 23. Review

   5. 24. Disregards

   6. 25. Residency and presence in Northern Ireland

   7. 26. Temporary absence from Northern Ireland

   8. 27. Temporary absence from Northern Ireland to receive medical treatment

   9. 28. Care home residents

   10. 29. Hospital in-patients

   11. 30. Prisoners

   12. 31. Exceptions: care homes, hospitals and prisons

8. Signature

9. Explanatory Note