PART 3AMENDMENTS OF SECONDARY LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 1SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations33

1

The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005104 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)105—

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)106—

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)107 insert—

ba

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

6

In regulation 10(1A)108—

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;

c

after sub-paragraph (ta)109 insert—

tb

universal credit under Part 2 of the 2015 Order;