Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
29th March 2002
Coming into operation
8th April 2002
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 5(1)(q) and 165(4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), sections 67(2), 72(8), 122(1)(a), 123(1)(e), 131(1), 132(2) and (4)(a) and (b), 133(2)(d) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), Articles 6(5), 14(4)(a) and (b), 15(3), 23 of, and paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3), Article 12(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(4), and now vested in it(5), and section 3 of the Personal Social Services (Preserved Rights) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(6), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Amendment) (Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2002.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(7) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(8) shall be amended in accordance with Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(9) shall be amended in accordance with Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations.
3.—(1) Schedule 8A to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(10) (deductions from benefits and direct payment to third parties) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In the definition of “hostel”(11) in paragraph 1 (interpretation), for “19(2)” there shall be substituted “2(1)”.
(3) In paragraph 4 (miscellaneous accommodation costs)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(12), for “19(2)” there shall be substituted “2(1)”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(b)(13), “Schedule 4 (applicable amounts of persons in residential care homes and nursing homes) or” and “Schedule 3 (applicable amounts of persons in residential care and nursing homes) or” shall be omitted;
(c)in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)head (a) shall be omitted;
(ii)in head (ab)(14)—
(aa)for the words from “does not have a preserved right” to “1972” there shall be substituted “is not in residential accommodation for the purposes of the Income Support Regulations or, as the case may be, for the purposes of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations,”;
(bb)for the words from “will equal the aggregate of the amounts” to the end of the head there shall be substituted “will equal the amount prescribed in respect of personal expenses in paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations or, as the case may be, in paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 4 or paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 4A to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;”.
4.—(1) The Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(15) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 7 (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(16), for “regulations 7A and 8” there shall be substituted “regulation 8”;
(b)paragraph (3)(b) shall be omitted;
(c)in paragraph (4)(17)—
(i)“Subject to paragraph (4A),” shall be omitted;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), “and at least 3 other persons in that home are provided with board and personal care, excluding persons carrying on the home or employed there or their relatives” shall be omitted, and
(iii)paragraph (4A)(18) shall be omitted.
(3) Regulation 7A(19) (persons to whom regulations 7 and 8 apply with modifications) shall be omitted.
(4) Schedule 2(20) (persons to whom regulations 7 and 8 apply with modifications) shall be omitted.
5.—(1) The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(21) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 9 (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(22), for “regulations 9A and 10” there shall be substituted “regulation 10”;
(b)paragraph (6)(c) shall be omitted;
(c)in paragraph 7(23)—
(i)“Subject to paragraph (7A)” shall be omitted;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), “and at least 3 other persons in that home are provided with board and personal care, excluding persons carrying on the home or employed there or their relatives” shall be omitted;
(d)paragraph (7A)(24) shall be omitted.
(3) Regulation 9A(25) (persons to whom regulations 9 and 10 apply with modifications) shall be omitted.
(4) Schedule 2A(26) (persons to whom regulations 9 and 10 apply with modifications) shall be omitted.
6. In Schedule 2A to the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(27) (date on which change of circumstances takes effect in certain cases where a claimant is in receipt of income support or a jobseeker’s allowance)—
(a)after paragraph 3(a), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(aa)income support is being paid from 8th April 2002 to persons who, immediately before that day, had a preserved right for the purposes of the Income Support Regulations;”;
(b)after paragraph 8(a), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(aa)jobseeker’s allowance is being paid from 8th April 2002 to persons who, immediately before that day, had a preserved right for the purposes of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 29th March 2002.
L.S.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
Regulation 2
1. In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for the definitions of “nursing home” and “residential care home”(28) there shall be substituted the following definitions—
““nursing home” means—
any premises registered under Part III of the Registered Homes Order; or
any premises used for the reception of such persons or the provision of such nursing or services as is mentioned in Article 16 of the Registered Homes Order and which are maintained or controlled by any body of persons constituted by a statutory provision or incorporated by Royal Charter;”;
“residential care home” means an establishment—
which is required to be registered under Part II of the Registered Homes Order and is so registered;
run by the Abbeyfield Society including all bodies corporate or incorporate which are affiliated to that Society;
which provides residential accommodation with both board and personal care and is managed or provided by a body incorporated by Royal Charter or constituted by a statutory provision (other than a Health and Social Services Board or an HSS trust); or
which is exempt from registration under Part II of the Registered Homes Order pursuant to Article 4(4)(a) of that Order (requirement of registration) because one or more of the residents are treated as relatives pursuant to Article 2(6) of that Order,
and in paragraph (c) “personal care” means personal care for persons in need of personal care by reason of old age and infirmity, disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs or past or present mental disorder;”;
after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1A) For the purposes of these Regulations, where a person’s principal place of residence is a residential care home or a nursing home and he is temporarily absent from that home, he shall be regarded as continuing to reside in that home—
(a)where he is absent because he is a patient, for the first 6 weeks of any such period of absence and for this purpose—
(i)“patient” has the meaning it has in Schedule 7 by virtue of regulation 21(3), and
(ii)periods of absence separated by not more than 28 days shall be treated as a single period of absence equal in duration to all those periods, and
(b)for the first 3 weeks of any other period of absence.”.
2. In regulation 6(4)(31) (persons not treated as in remunerative work), for sub-paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(d)a person who is in employment, who lives in, or is temporarily absent from, a residential care home, a nursing home or residential accommodation and who requires personal care by reason of old age and infirmity, disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs, past or present mental disorder or a terminal illness.”.
3. In regulation 17(4)(a)(iii) (applicable amounts), for “either of the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of” there shall be substituted “the provisions referred to in”.
4. In regulation 18(1)(32) (polygamous marriages), for “regulations 19” there shall be substituted “regulations 21”.
5. Regulation 19 (persons in homes for persons in need and nursing homes) shall be omitted.
6. In regulation 21 (special cases)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(33), after “Subject to” there shall be inserted “paragraph (1B),”;
(b)after paragraph (1A)(34) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1B) An amount shall only be applicable under paragraph 10A(35), 10B(36), 10C(37) or 13 of Schedule 7 (applicable amounts in special cases) where an amount was applicable to a person under any of those paragraphs on 7th April 2002 and shall only continue to be applicable to that person after that date for so long as the relevant conditions in column (1) of that Schedule continue to apply to him.”;
(c)in paragraph (3A)(38) “within the meaning of regulation 19(2) (persons in residential care homes and nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
7. In regulation 22A(1)(39) (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision which embodies a determination that he is not incapable of work), sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted.
8. In regulation 51(3)(a)(ii) (notional capital)(40), “or accommodation charge to the extent that it is met under regulation 19 (persons in residential care homes and nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
9. In regulation 66B(3)(41) (treatment of payments from access funds)—
(a)for “, any housing costs” there shall be substituted “or any housing costs”;
(b)“or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 19 (persons in homes for persons in need and nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
10. In regulation 68(3)(42) (income treated as capital)—
(a)for “, any housing costs” there shall be substituted “or any housing costs”;
(b)“or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 19 (persons in homes for persons in need and nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
11. In regulation 71 (applicable amounts in urgent cases)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a), “(b),” shall be omitted;
(b)paragraph (1)(b) shall be omitted;
(c)in paragraph (1)(c), after “applicable amount shall” there shall be inserted “, subject to paragraph (1A),”;
(d)in paragraph (1)(d), “(b) or” shall be omitted;
(e)after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1A) Paragraph (1)(c) shall only apply where the claimant was resident in residential accommodation on 7th April 2002 and shall only continue to apply to that claimant after that date for so long as he continues to be resident in such accommodation.”.
12. In regulation 73 (amount of income support payable)—
(a)in paragraph (3), in “A”, “, subject to paragraph (4),” shall be omitted;
(b)paragraphs (2), (4) and (5) shall be omitted.
13. In paragraph 2A(43) of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts: residential allowance)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), after “shall” there shall be inserted “, subject to sub-paragraph (6),”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)(44)—
(i)for “(3), (4) and (4A)” there shall be substituted “(3) and (4)”;
(ii)in head (a), “, pursuant to sub-paragraph (4A),” shall be omitted;
(iii)head (b) shall be omitted;
(c)in sub-paragraph (3), for “for the purposes of regulation 19” there shall be substituted “within the meaning of regulation 2(1)”;
(d)sub-paragraph (4A)(45) shall be omitted;
(e)after sub-paragraph (5) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(6) An amount shall only be applicable under this paragraph where an amount was applicable to a person under this paragraph on 7th April 2002 and shall only continue to be applicable to that person after that date for so long as he continues to satisfy the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2).”.
14. Schedule 4 (applicable amounts of persons in homes for persons in need and nursing homes) shall be omitted.
15. In Schedule 7 (applicable amounts in special cases)—
(a)in column (1) of paragraph 1(46), for “2, 2A, 3 and 16”, there shall be substituted “2, 2A and 3”;
(b)in column (1) of paragraph 3, “Subject to paragraph 16—” shall be omitted;
(c)in column (1) of paragraph 10A(47), “sub-paragraph (a) or (b) (excluding heads (i) and (ii) of those sub-paragraphs) of” shall be omitted;
(d)in paragraph 10B(1)(48)—
(i)in column (1), “sub-paragraph (a) or (b) (excluding heads (i) and (ii) of those sub-paragraphs) of” shall be omitted;
(ii)in column (2), “, 19” shall be omitted;
(e)in column (2) of paragraph 11(49), “or 19” shall be omitted from each place where it appears;
(f)in column (2) of paragraph 11A(50), “, 19” shall be omitted from each place where it appears;
(g)in column (2) of paragraph 12(51), “, 19” shall be omitted from each place where it appears;
(h)in column (2) of paragraph 12A(52), “, 19” shall be omitted from each place where it appears;
(i)paragraph 14 shall be omitted;
(j)in column (2) of paragraph 14A(53), “19 or” shall be omitted in each place where it appears;
(k)paragraph 16 shall be omitted;
(l)in column (2) of paragraph 17A(54), in sub-paragraph (2), “or Schedule 4 (applicable amounts of persons in homes for persons in need and nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
16. In Schedule 8 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 4(2), (3)(a)(ii) and (4)(a)(55) “or in accommodation in a residential care home or nursing home” shall be omitted;
(b)in paragraph 15(a)(56), “, or but for his accommodation in a home for persons in need or nursing home would be,” shall be omitted.
17. In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 9(57), the words from “, but, where” to the end shall be omitted;
(b)in paragraph 15(58)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)(59)—
(aa)for “sub-paragraphs (3) and (6)” there shall be substituted “sub-paragraph (3)”;
(bb)“or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 19 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted;
(ii)sub-paragraph (6)(60) shall be omitted;
(c)in paragraph 15A(61), sub-paragraph (3) shall be omitted;
(d)in paragraph 15B(62), head (a) in sub-paragraph (1) shall be omitted;
(e)in paragraph 30(1)(e), for “increased, where appropriate, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 (applicable amounts of persons in residential care homes and nursing homes) exceeds the amount determined in accordance with regulation 19 (residential care and nursing homes) or” there shall be substituted “exceeds”;
(f)in paragraph 30A(63)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2), “, or whose applicable amount falls to be calculated in accordance with regulation 19” shall be omitted;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), for head (a) there shall be substituted the following head—
“(a)the claimant’s applicable amount; and”;
(g)in paragraph 67(2)(64), “or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 19 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
18. In paragraph 54(2)(65) of Schedule 10(66) (capital to be disregarded), “or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 19 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
1. In regulation 1 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (2), the definition of “preserved rights” shall be omitted;
(b)after paragraph (2E)(67), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(2F) For the purposes of these Regulations, where a person’s principal place of residence is a residential care home or a nursing home and he is temporarily absent from that home, he shall be regarded as continuing to reside in that home—
(a)where he is absent because he is a patient, for the first 6 weeks of any such period of absence and for this purpose—
(i)“patient” has the meaning it has in Schedule 4 by virtue of regulation 85, and
(ii)periods of absence separated by not more than 28 days shall be treated as a single period of absence equal in duration to all those periods, and
(b)for the first 3 weeks of any other period of absence.”.
2. In regulation 53 (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“(c)he is in employment, lives in, or is temporarily absent from, a residential care home, a nursing home or residential accommodation and requires personal care by reason of old age and infirmity, disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs, past or present mental disorder or a terminal illness;”.
3. In regulation 82(68) (income-based jobseeker’s allowance)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “86” there shall be substituted “85”;
(b)in paragraph (2), for “86D” there shall be substituted “86C”.
4. In regulation 83 (applicable amounts), “or 86” shall be omitted.
5. In regulation 84(1) (polygamous marriages), for “, 85” there shall be substituted “or 85” and “or 86” and “and for those in residential care and nursing homes” shall be omitted.
6. In regulation 85 (special cases)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph (1), there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraph (2A),”;
(b)after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(2A) An amount shall only be applicable under paragraph 7, 8, 9 or 15 of Schedule 4 where an amount was applicable to a person under any of those paragraphs on 7th April 2002 and shall only continue to be applicable to that person after that date for so long as the relevant conditions in column (1) of that Schedule continue to apply to him.”.
7. Regulation 86 (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes) shall be omitted.
8. In both regulations 86A (applicable amounts for joint-claim couples) and 86B(69) (applicable amounts for joint-claim couples: polygamous marriages), for “, 86C (special cases)” there shall be substituted “or 86C” and “or 86D (members of joint-claim couples in residential care and nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
9. In regulation 86C(70) (joint-claim couples: special cases)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph (1), there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraph (2A),”;
(b)after paragraph (2), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(2A) An amount shall only be applicable under paragraph 6 or 9 of Schedule 4A where an amount was applicable to a joint-claim couple under either of those paragraphs on 7th April 2002 and shall only continue to be applicable to that couple after that date for so long as the relevant conditions in column (1) of that Schedule continue to apply to that couple.”.
10. Regulation 86D(71) (applicable amount for a joint-claim couple where a member is in a residential care or nursing home) shall be omitted.
11. In regulation 113(3)(a)(ii)(72) (notional capital)—
(a)for “is payable,” there shall be substituted “is payable”;
(b)“or accommodation charge to the extent that it is met under regulation 86 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
12. In regulation 136A(3)(73) (treatment of payments from access funds)—
(a)for “, any housing costs” there shall be substituted “or any housing costs”;
(b)“or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 86 (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
13. In regulation 138(3)(74) (income treated as capital)—
(a)for “, any housing costs” there shall be substituted “or any housing costs”;
(b)“or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 86 (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
14. In regulation 148 (applicable amount in urgent cases)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a), “(b), ” shall be omitted;
(b)paragraph (1)(b) shall be omitted;
(c)in paragraph (1)(c), after “applicable amount shall” there shall be inserted “, subject to paragraph (1A),”;
(d)in paragraph (1)(d), “(b) or” shall be omitted;
(e)after paragraph (1), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1A) Paragraph (1)(c) shall only apply where the claimant was resident in residential accommodation on 7th April 2002 and shall only continue to apply to that claimant after that date for so long as he continues to be resident in such accommodation.”.
15. In regulation 148A(75) (applicable amount in urgent cases: joint-claim couples)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a), “(b), ” shall be omitted;
(b)paragraph (1)(b) shall be omitted;
(c)in paragraph (1)(c), after “applicable amount shall” there shall be inserted “, subject to paragraph (1A),”;
(d)in paragraph (1)(d), “(b) or” shall be omitted;
(e)after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1A) Paragraph (1)(c) shall only apply where the member of the joint-claim couple was resident in residential accommodation on 7th April 2002 and shall only continue to apply to that couple after that date for so long as that member continues to be resident in such accommodation.”.
16. Regulation 151 (amount of jobseeker’s allowance payable where a person is in a residential care or nursing home) shall be omitted.
17. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts: residential allowance)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(76), after “shall” there shall be inserted “, subject to sub-paragraph (7),”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)for “(3), (4) and (5)” there shall be substituted “(3) and (4)”;
(ii)in head (a), “, pursuant to sub-paragraph (5),” shall be omitted;
(iii)head (c) shall be omitted;
(c)sub-paragraph (5) shall be omitted;
(d)after sub-paragraph (6) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(7) An amount shall only be applicable under this paragraph where an amount was applicable to a person under this paragraph on 7th April 2002 and shall only continue to be applicable to that person after that date for so long as he continues to satisfy the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2).”.
18. Schedules 3 (applicable amounts of persons in residential care and nursing homes) and 3A(77) (applicable amount of a joint-claim couple where a member is in a residential care or nursing home) shall be omitted.
19. In Schedule 4 (applicable amounts in special cases)—
(a)in column (2) of paragraph 8(1), for “, 85 or 86” there shall be substituted “or 85”;
(b)in column (2) of paragraph 10(78)—
(i)“or 86” shall be omitted from each place where it appears;
(ii)“, as the case may be,” shall be omitted from each place where it appears;
(c)in column (2) of paragraph 11, “or 86, as the case may be,” shall be omitted from each place where it appears;
(d)in column (2) of paragraph 13A(79)—
(i)“or 86” shall be omitted from each place where it appears;
(ii)“as the case may be,” shall be omitted;
(e)paragraphs 16 and 17 shall be omitted;
(f)in column (2) of paragraph 17A(80)—
(i)in head (a)(81), “or 86 (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes)” shall be omitted;
(ii)in head (b), “or 86” shall be omitted.
20. In Schedule 4A(82) (applicable amounts of joint-claim couples in special cases)—
(a)in column (2) of paragraph 6(1), for “, 85 or 86” there shall be substituted “or 85”;
(b)in column (2) of paragraph 7—
(i)in head (a), “or 86D” shall be omitted;
(ii)in head (b), “or 86D, as the case may be,” and “or 86, as the case may be,” shall be omitted;
(c)in column (2) of paragraph 8, for “86D, as the case may be,”, in each place where it appears, there shall be substituted “86C”;
(d)paragraphs 10 and 11 shall be omitted.
21. In Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 5(2), (3)(a)(ii) and (4)(a), “or in accommodation in a residential care home, nursing home” shall be omitted;
(b)in paragraph 18(a), “, or but for his accommodation in a residential care home or nursing home would be,” shall be omitted.
22. In Schedule 5A(83) (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings of members of joint-claim couples)—
(a)in paragraph 1(2) and (4)(a), “or in accommodation in a residential care home or nursing home” shall be omitted;
(b)in paragraph 3(a)(ii), “or in accommodation in a residential care home, nursing home” shall be omitted.
23. In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 10, the words from “, but, where” to the end shall be omitted;
(b)in paragraph 15—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2)—
(aa)for “sub-paragraphs (3) and (6)” there shall be substituted “sub-paragraph (3)”;
(bb)for “housing benefit is payable,” there shall be substituted “housing benefit is payable or”;
(cc)“or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 86 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted;
(ii)sub-paragraph (6) shall be omitted;
(c)in paragraph 16, sub-paragraph (3) shall be omitted;
(d)paragraph 16A(84) shall be omitted;
(e)in paragraph 31(1)(e), for “increased, where appropriate, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 exceeds the amount determined in accordance with regulation 86 (residential care and nursing homes) or” there shall be substituted “exceeds”;
(f)in paragraph 32—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2), “or whose applicable amount falls to be calculated in accordance with regulation 86 (residential care and nursing homes)” shall be omitted;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), for head (a) there shall be substituted the following head—
“(a)the claimant’s applicable amount, and”;
(g)in paragraph 65(2)(85), “or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 86 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
24. In paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 7(86) (capital to be disregarded), “or any accommodation charges to the extent that they are met under regulation 86 (persons in residential care or nursing homes)” shall be omitted.
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
Regulation 2 and the Schedule to these Regulations (except as referred to below) amend the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 so as to provide, in accordance with the Personal Social Services (Preserved Rights) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 5) (“the Preserved Rights Act”), that the special amounts which are applicable to those persons in residential care homes and nursing homes who have preserved rights, shall no longer be applicable from 8th April 2002. That regulation and the Schedule also make consequential amendments.
Paragraph 13 of Part I of the Schedule and paragraph 17 of Part II of the Schedule amend the rules as to when a residential allowance is applicable in income support and jobseeker’s allowance to those residing in a residential care home or a nursing home.
Regulations 3 and 6 respectively amend the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 and the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 so as to make further provision and consequential amendments in connection with the cessation, from 8th April 2002, of the payment of special amounts which are applicable to recipients of income support and jobseeker’s allowance who are in residential care homes and nursing homes.
Regulations 4 and 5 respectively amend the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 and the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 so as to remove the separate provision in respect of payment of attendance allowance and the care component of disability living allowance for those persons in residential care homes and nursing homes with preserved rights.
The amendments in regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6 have also been made as a consequence of the Preserved Rights Act.
These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.
1992 c. 7; section 123(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and section 133(2)(d) was substituted by paragraph 18(3) of Schedule 2 to that Order
S.I. 1995/2705 (N. I. 15); Article 15(3) was amended by paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11))
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146, 274, 318 and 431, S.R. 1989 Nos. 139 and 249, S.R 1990 No. 131, S.R. 1991 Nos. 170 and 345, S.R. 1992 No. 147, S.R. 1993 Nos. 149, 165, 235 and 373, S.R. 1994 No. 77, S.R. 1996 Nos. 78, 199, 449 and 489, S.R. 1998 Nos. 326 and 421, S.R. 1999 No. 342, S.R. 2000 Nos. 71, 74, 242 and 366 and S.R. 2001 No. 78
S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 358, S.R. 1998 No. 326, S.R. 1999 No. 342 and S.R. 2000 Nos. 71, 241, 242 and 350
S.R. 1987 No. 465; Schedule 8A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of, and the Schedule to, S.R. 1988 No. 67; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1991 No. 488, S.R. 1993 Nos. 149 and 375 and S.R. 1996 No. 354
Definition inserted by regulation 6(7)(a)(ii) of S.R. 1991 No. 488 and amended by paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1993 No. 149
Sub-paragraph (1) was substituted by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1993 No. 149 and head (a) was amended by regulation 2(26)(d)(ii) of S.R. 1996 No. 354
Head (b) was amended by regulation 2(26)(d)(iii) of S.R. 1996 No. 354
Head (ab) was inserted by regulation 3(11)(b) of S.R. 1993 No. 375 and amended by regulation 2(26)(e) of S.R. 1996 No. 354
S.R. 1992 No. 20; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1993 Nos. 149 and 165 and S.R. 1994 No. 263
Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 5(2) of S.R. 1993 No. 149, regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1993 No. 165 and regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1994 No. 263
Paragraph (4) was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1993 No. 149 and regulation 2(2)(c) of S.R. 1993 No. 165
Paragraph (4A) was inserted by regulation 2(2)(d) of S.R. 1993 No. 165 and amended by regulation 2(2)(c) of S.R. 1994 No. 263
Regulation 7A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1994 No. 263
Schedule 2 was added by regulation 2(6) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.R. 1994 No. 263
S.R. 1992 No. 32; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1992 No. 481, S.R. 1993 Nos. 149 and 165 and S.R. 1994 No. 263
Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 3(3)(a) of S.R. 1992 No. 481, regulation 3(2)(a) of S.R. 1994 No. 263 and regulation 3(2)(a) of S.R. 1993 No. 165
Paragraph 7 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1993 No. 149 and regulation 3(2)(d) of S.R. 1993 No. 165
Paragraph (7A) was inserted by regulation 3(2)(e) of S.R. 1993 No. 165
Regulation 9A was inserted by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 1994 No. 263
Schedule 2A was inserted by regulation 3(6) of, and Schedule 2 to, S.R. 1994 No. 263
S.R. 1999 No. 162; Schedule 2A was inserted by regulation 6(22) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.R. 2000 No. 215
The definition of “residential care home” was inserted by regulation 2(2)(d) of S.R. 1993 No. 149
The definition of “residential accommodation” was substituted by regulation 2(c) of S.R. 1988 No. 318 and amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1989 No. 139
The definition of “preserved right” was inserted by regulation 2(2)(c) of S.R. 1993 No. 149
Regulation 6(4) was added by regulation 2(b)(iii) of S.R. 2000 No. 74
Regulation 18(1) was amended by regulation 5(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 274 and regulation 10(a)(i) of S.R. 1996 No. 199
Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 4(3) of S.R. 1994 No. 77, regulation 12 of S.R. 1996 No. 199 and regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 449
Paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 3 of S.R. 1991 No. 170
Paragraph 10A was inserted by regulation 34(b) of S.R. 1988 No. 146
Paragraph 10B was inserted by regulation 34(b) of S.R. 1988 No. 146
Paragraph 10C was inserted by regulation 19(c) of S.R. 1988 No. 431
Paragraph (3A) was inserted by regulation 2(b) of S.R. 1991 No. 345 and amended by paragraph 6(6) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1993 No. 149 and regulation 2 of S.R. 1996 No. 489
Regulation 22A was inserted by regulation 13 of S.R. 1996 No. 199
Paragraph (3) was substituted by regulation 11(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318 and amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1989 No. 139, paragraph 6(8) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1993 No. 149 and regulation 3(2)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 326
Regulation 66B was inserted by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2000 No. 242
Regulation 68 was amended by regulation 2(6) of S.R. 2000 No. 242
Paragraph 2A was inserted by regulation 2(6) of S.R. 1993 No. 149
Sub-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1993 No. 235
Sub-paragraph (4A) was inserted by regulation 2(2)(b) of S.R. 1993 No. 235
Paragraph 1 was amended by regulation 19(a) of S.R. 1990 No. 131
Paragraph 10A was inserted by regulation 34(b) of S.R. 1988 No. 146 and amended by regulation 8 of, and paragraph 13(a) of Schedule 1 to, S.R. 1989 No. 139
Paragraph 10B was inserted by regulation 34(b) of S.R. 1988 No. 146 and amended by regulation 8 of, and paragraph 13(a) of Schedule 1 to, S.R. 1989 No. 139
Paragraph 11 was amended by regulation 22 of S.R 1988 No. 318 and paragraph 13(c) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1989 No. 139
Paragraph 11A was inserted by regulation 19(h) of S.R 1990 No. 131
Paragraph 12 was substituted by regulation 19(i) of S.R. 1990 No. 131
Paragraph 12A was inserted by regulation 19(j) of S.R. 1990 No. 131
Paragraph 14A was inserted by regulation 5(10)(a) of S.R. 2000 No. 71
Paragraph 17A was inserted by regulation 7(a) of S.R. 2001 No. 78
Paragraph 4 was substituted by regulation 9 of S.R. 1989 No. 139 and amended by regulation 6(14)(a), (b) and (c) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 1993 No. 149
Paragraph 15 was amended by regulation 12 of S.R. 1992 No. 147, paragraph 14(b) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1989 No. 139 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2000 No. 366
Paragraph 9 was substituted by regulation 4(5)(a) of S.R. 1993 No. 165
Paragraph 15 was substituted by regulation 20(a) of S.R. 1990 No. 131
Sub-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 4(22)(b)(i) of S.R. 1993 No. 373, paragraph 1(7)(a) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1993 No. 149 and regulation 4(9)(a) of S.R. 1994 No. 77
Sub-paragraph (6) was substituted by regulation 4(22)(b)(iii) of S.R. 1993 No. 373
Paragraph 15A was inserted by regulation 4(5)(c) of S.R. 1993 No. 165
Paragraph 15B was inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1996 No. 78
Paragraph 30A was inserted by regulation 4(22)(e) of S.R. 1993 No. 373
Paragraph 67 was added by regulation 5(4) of S.R. 1999 No. 342
Paragraph 54 was added by regulation 5(5) of S.R. 1999 No. 342
Schedule 10 was modified to include paragraphs 52 and 53 by regulation 16(2)(d) of S.R. 1998 No. 421
Paragraph (2E) was inserted by regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 2000 No. 241
Regulation 82 was substituted by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 34 of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Regulations 86A and 86B were inserted by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 35 of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Regulation 86C was inserted by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 35 of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Regulation 86D was inserted by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 35 of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Paragraph (3) was amended by regulation 3(1)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 326 and paragraph 44 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350
Regulation 136A was inserted by regulation 3(7) of S.R. 2000 No. 242
Regulation 138 was amended by regulation 3(8) of S.R. 2000 No. 242
Regulation 148A was inserted by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 47 of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Sub-paragraph (1) was amended by paragraph 53(3) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350
Schedule 3A was inserted by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 55 of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Paragraph 10 was amended by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 56(a)(ii) of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Paragraph 13A was inserted by regulation 10(7)(a) of S.R. 2000 No. 71
Paragraph 17A was added by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 56(b)(i) of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Head (a) was added by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 56(b)(ii) of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Schedule 4A was inserted by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 57 of Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Schedule 5A was inserted by regulation 2(5) and paragraph 58 of, Schedule 2 to, S.R. 2000 No. 350
Paragraph 16A was inserted by regulation 32 of S.R. 1996 No. 358
Paragraph 65 was added by regulation 6(4) of S.R. 1999 No. 342
Paragraph 49 was added by regulation 6(5) of S.R. 1999 No. 342