The Social Security and Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

2.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 13 (advance claims and awards) after paragraph (6)(2) add—

“(7) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to—

(a) a claim for income support made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 21AA of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3); or

(b) a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 85A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations(4).”.

(3) In regulation 13D(5) (advance claim for and award of state pension credit) after paragraph (3) add—

“(4) This regulation does not apply to a claim made by a person not in Northern Ireland as defined in regulation 2 of the State Pension Credit Regulations(6).”.

(1)

S.R 1987 No. 465; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 No. 345 and S.R 2003 No. 191

(2)

Paragraph (6) was added by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 1994 No. 345

(3)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; regulation 21AA was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2006 No.178 and amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2006 No. 379 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2006 No. 523

(4)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; regulation 85A was inserted by regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2006 No.178 and amended by regulation 4 of S.R. 2006 No. 379 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2006 No. 523

(5)

Regulation 13D was inserted by regulation 6(2) of S.R. 2003 No. 191

(6)

S.R. 2003 No. 28; regulation 2 was substituted by regulation 5 of S.R. 2006 No. 178 and amended by regulation 5 of S.R. 2006 No. 379 and regulation 4 of S.R. 2006 No. 523