The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Abolition (subject to savings) of urgent case payments

2.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the following provisions are omitted—

(a) Part VI of the Income Support Regulations (urgent cases);

(b) Part X of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (urgent cases);

(c) regulation 11(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Regulations (transitional arrangements and savings);

(d) Part 13 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (urgent cases).

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) (“the relevant provisions”) continue to have effect in relation to a person who, on the day before the day on which these Regulations come into operation, is a person (“P”) to whom regulation 70(2)(b) of the Income Support Regulations, regulation 147(2)(b) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations or (as the case may be) regulation 162(2) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations applies.

(3) Where on the day before the day on which these Regulations come into operation P falls within paragraph 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule to the Immigration and Asylum Regulations, the relevant provisions continue to have effect in relation to P until—

(a) the expiry of the period, or the aggregate of any periods, of 42 days during any one period of leave to which paragraph 1 of Part 1 of that Schedule applies, or

(b) the day on which P no longer falls within paragraph 1 of Part 1 of that Schedule,

whichever shall first occur.

(4) In any other case, the relevant provisions continue to have effect in relation to P until the day on which regulation 70(2)(b) of the Income Support Regulations, regulation 147(2)(b) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations or (as the case may be) regulation 162(2) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ceases to apply to P.