The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations

8.  In Schedule 2B to the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(1) (date on which change of circumstances takes effect where a claimant is entitled to state pension credit)—

(a) for paragraph 1(b) substitute—

“(b) except as provided in the following paragraphs—

(i) where state pension credit is paid in advance, from the day that change occurs or is expected to occur if either of those days is the first day of a benefit week but if it is not, from the next following such day,

(ii) where state pension credit is paid in arrears, from the first day of the benefit week in which that change occurs or is expected to occur.”;

(b) in paragraph 2, after “has changed” insert “or that the claimant becomes entitled to disability living allowance (middle or higher rate care component) or to attendance allowance”;

(c) in paragraph 7(2), for “paragraphs 9 and 10” substitute “paragraph 10”;

(d) omit paragraph 9(3); and

(e) in paragraph 10 omit “state pension is paid in advance and”.

(1)

S.R. 1999 No. 162; Schedule 2B was inserted by regulation 22 of S.R. 2003 No. 191, relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2006 No. 168 and S.R. 2010 No. 81

(2)

Paragraph 7 was inserted by regulation 4(5) of S.R. 2006 No.168 and amended by regulation 4(4)(a) of S.R. 2010 No. 81

(3)

Paragraphs 9 to 11 were added by regulation 4(4)(b) of S.R. 2010 No. 81