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.”.
Paragraph (1)(aa) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(a)(ii) of S.R. 2011 No. 109
Paragraph (5A) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(c) of S.R. 2011 No. 109