The Employment and Support Allowance (Duration of Contributory Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

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

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.  After regulation 3(5I) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(1) (revision of decisions) insert—

(5J) Where—

(a)a decision to terminate a person’s entitlement to a contributory employment and support allowance is made because of section 1A of the Welfare Reform Act (duration of contributory allowance); and

(b)it is subsequently determined, in relation to the period of entitlement before that decision, that the person had or is treated as having had limited capability for work-related activity,

the decision to terminate that entitlement may be revised..

(1)

S.R. 1999 No. 162; paragraph (5H) was inserted, with paragraph (5G), by regulation 12(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 357. Paragraph (5I) was inserted by regulation 3 of S.R. 2015/138.