The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 236

PART 3 AMENDMENTS OF SECONDARY LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 1 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

Amendment of the Social Security (Deferral of Retirement Pensions) Regulations

32.  In regulation 3 of the Social Security (Deferral of Retirement Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (amount of retirement pension not included in the calculation of the lump sum)(1)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(aa)(2)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (iii) omit “or”, and

(ii) at the end of paragraph (iv) insert—

“or

(v) universal credit under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;”; and

(b) for paragraph (5A)(3) substitute—

“(5A) In paragraph (1) “couple” has the meaning—

(a) in relation to universal credit, given by Article 45 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015; and

(b) in relation to the other benefits referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (aa), given by section 133(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”.

(1)

S.R. 2005 No. 120

(2)

Paragraph (1)(aa) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(a)(ii) of S.R. 2011 No. 109

(3)

Paragraph (5A) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(c) of S.R. 2011 No. 109