The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation for the purposes of –

(a) this regulation and, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary in receipt of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, regulations 2 and 3, on 16th February 2004; and

(b) regulations 2 and 3 in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary other than a beneficiary in receipt of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, on 16th February 2004 if it is his day for payment or, if not, on his day for payment next following 16th February 2004, and for the purposes of this paragraph “day for payment” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 22(3) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1).

Amendment of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations

2.—(1) The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975(2) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definitions of “40% of the basic pension” and “60% of the basic pension”(3) there shall be substituted the following definitions –

““38% of the basic pension” means an amount equal to 38% of the basic pension rounded to the nearest 5 pence, 2½ pence being rounded to the next 5 pence above;

“58% of the basic pension” means an amount equal to 58% of the basic pension rounded to the nearest 5 pence, 2½ pence being rounded to the next 5 pence above;”.

(3) In regulation 6(1)(4) (adjustment of personal benefit after 52 weeks in hospital) –

(a) for “paragraphs (3) and (4)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (3)”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “40%” there shall be substituted “38%”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (c) for “60%” there shall be substituted “58%”.

Revocation

3.  Regulation 2(2)(a)(iv) and (6)(a) and (b) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(5) is hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 21st January 2004.

L.S.

John O'Neill

Senior Officer of the

Department for Social Development