The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations

33.—(1) The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) In paragraph (1)—

(i) in the definition of “family”, at the beginning of sub-paragraph (c) insert “except where the claimant is in receipt of universal credit,”,

(ii) in the definition of “partner”, at the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert “except that paragraph (b) does not apply where the claimant is in receipt of universal credit”,

(iii) after the definition of “Sure Start Maternity Grant” insert—

““universal credit” means universal credit under Part 2 of the 2015 Order;”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(b), at the beginning insert “except where the claimant is in receipt of universal credit,”.

(3) In regulation 5(2) (entitlement)(2)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (e) omit “or”;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (f) insert “or”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“(g) universal credit.”.

(4) In regulation 7(4)(a) (funeral payments: entitlement)(3)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (vi) omit “or”;

(b) at the end of paragraph (vii) insert “or”; and

(c) after paragraph (vii) insert—

“(viii) universal credit.”.

(5) After regulation 8(2)(b) (funeral payments: supplementary)(4) insert—

“(ba) a qualifying young person under Article 15(5) of the 2015 Order (prescription of qualifying young person);”

(6) In regulation 10(1A)(5)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (g) substitute—

“(g) employment and support allowance under—

(i) Part 1 of the 2007 Act as amended by Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Order (to remove references to an income related allowance), or

(ii) Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3 and Part of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order;”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (o) substitute—

“(o) jobseeker’s allowance under—

(i) the 1995 Order as amended by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order (to remove references to an income based allowance), or

(ii) the 1995 Order as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order;”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (ta)(6) insert—

“(tb) universal credit under Part 2 of the 2015 Order;”.

(1)

S.R. 2005 No. 506

(2)

Regulation 5(2) was amended by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2010 No. 378 and regulation 2(3)(a) of S.R. 2011 No. 130

(3)

Regulation 7(4) was amended by regulation 34(4) of S.R. 2008 No. 286

(4)

Regulation 8(2) was amended by regulation 6 of S.R. 2006 No. 97

(5)

Paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 2013 No. 58 and amended by Article 25(2) of S.I. 2013/3021

(6)

Sub-paragraph (ta) was inserted by regulation 22 of S.R. 2015 No. 411