The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 No. 359

Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations

11.—(1) The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 17B (calculating periods of incapacity for work for welfare to work beneficiaries in long-term incapacity benefit transitional cases) for “52 weeks” substitute “104 weeks”.

(3) In regulation 23(2) (increase of Category A retirement pension for incapacity) for “52 weeks” substitute “104 weeks”.

(1)

S.R. 1995 No. 35; regulations 17B and 23(2) were inserted by regulation 3(2) and (3) respectively of S.R. 1998 No. 324