Amendment of the Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations4

1

The Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19817 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

2

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”8 insert—

  • “income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance);

3

In paragraph 5 of Schedule 19 (rules for computing disposable income) for “or of income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance” and for “or income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance”.

4

In paragraph 6A of Schedule 210 (rules for computing disposable capital) for “or income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance”.