Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

2.  In Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) (applicable amounts) –

(a)in paragraph 10(1)(b)(i)(2) (higher pensioner premium) for “paragraph 12(1)(a) or (c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 12(1)(a), (c) or (d)”(3).

(b)in paragraph 11(4) (disability premium) –

(i)in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for “paragraph 12(1)(a), (b) or (c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 12(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d)”, and

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) for “paragraph 12(1)(a) or (c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 12(1)(a), (c) or (d)”.

(c)in paragraph 12 (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums) –

(i)in sub-paragraph (4) for “sub-paragraph (1)(c)” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d)”, and

(ii)in sub-paragraph (6)(5) for “sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) and (c)(i)” there shall be substituted “sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) and (c)”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 146, S.R. 1995 No. 67 and S.R 2003 No. 191

(2)

Paragraph 10 was amended by regulation 30(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 146 and regulation 24(5)(c) of S.R. 2003 No. 191

(3)

Paragraph 12(1) was amended by regulation 24(5)(e) of S.R. 2003 No. 191

(4)

Paragraph 11 was amended by regulation 30(b) of S.R. 1988 No. 146 and regulation 24(5)(d) of S.R 2003 No. 191

(5)

Sub-paragraph (6) was added by regulation 2(12)(c) of S.R. 1995 No. 67