The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on 10th April 2000.

(2) Regulation 2 shall come into operation—

(a) where the weekly rate of widowed mother’s allowance is increased, or guardian’s allowance (where that allowance is payable on a Tuesday) is payable in respect of a child or children, on 11th April 2000;

(b) where the weekly rate of disablement benefit, or invalid care allowance (where that benefit is payable on a Wednesday), is increased in respect of a child or children, or where an allowance is paid in respect of a child or children under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) (children of deceased’s family), on 12th April 2000;

(c) where the weekly rate of incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or retirement pension of any category (where that pension is payable on a Thursday), is increased in respect of a child or children, on 13th April 2000;

(d) where the weekly rate of retirement pension is increased in respect of a child or children and that pension is payable, in accordance with regulation 22(3) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to, the Claims and Payments Regulations (long term benefits) on a day other than Monday or Thursday, on the day in the week commencing 10th April 2000 which corresponds with the day of the week on which retirement pension is payable;

(e) where guardian’s allowance is payable, in accordance with regulation 23(3) and (3A)(2) of the Claims and Payments Regulations, on a day other than Monday or Tuesday, on the day in the week commencing 10th April 2000 which corresponds with the day of the week on which guardian’s allowance is payable.

(3) In these Regulations “the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3).

Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations

2.  In regulation 8 of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979(4) (child benefit) for “£3·35” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “£3·50”.

Revocations

3.  The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(5) and the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(6) are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 21st March 2000.

L.S.

John O'Neill

Senior Officer of the

Department for Social Development