The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

8.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “voluntary organisation”(2) there shall be inserted the following definition—

• ““welfare to work beneficiary” means a person—

  (a)

  to whom regulation 13A(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 applies; and

  (b)

  who again becomes incapable for work for the purposes of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act(3);”.

(3) In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—

(a) in paragraph 10(4) (higher pensioner premium) after sub-paragraph (3) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(4) In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary, references in sub-paragraphs (1)(b)(ii), (2)(b)(ii) and (3)(b) to a period of 8 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.”;

(b) in paragraph 12(5) (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums) after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(1A) In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to a period of 56 days shall be treated as a reference to a period of 52 weeks.”.

(4) In Schedule 3(6) (housing costs)—

(a) in paragraph 7(7) (transitional protection) after sub-paragraph (9) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(10) In the case of a person who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the references in sub-paragraphs (5)(c) and (7) to a period of 12 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.”; and

(b) in paragraph 14(8) (linking rule) after sub-paragraph (9) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(10) In the case of a person who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the references in sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii), (1)(d) and (1)(f)(iii) to a period of 12 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146 and 431, S.R. 1989 No. 395, S.R. 1990 No. 387, S.R. 1992 Nos. 6 and 147, S.R. 1993 No. 73, S.R. 1994 No. 327, S.R. 1995 Nos. 67, 86, 301, 367 and 434, S.R. 1996 Nos. 199 and 405, S.R. 1997 No. 541 and S.R. 1998 No. 182

(2)

The definition of “voluntary organisation” was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1995 No. 86

(3)

Part XIIA was inserted by Articles 7 and 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

(4)

Paragraph 10 was amended by regulation 30(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 146 and regulation 10 of S.R. 1992 No. 147

(5)

Paragraph 12 was amended by regulation 30(c) of S.R. 1988 No. 146, regulation 15(b) of S.R. 1988 No. 431, regulation 6(e) of S.R. 1989 No. 395, regulation 3(5)(b) of S.R. 1990 No. 387, regulation 10(4)(b) of S.R. 1992 No. 6, regulation 2(9)(a) of S.R. 1994 No. 327, regulation 2(12) of S.R. 1995 No. 67, regulation 2(9) of S.R. 1995 No. 86 and regulation 2(8) of S.R. 1995 No. 367

(6)

Schedule 3 was substituted by Schedule 1 to S.R. 1995 No. 301

(7)

Paragraph 7(7) was amended by regulation 2(3)(e) of S.R. 1995 No. 434

(8)

Paragraph 14 was amended by regulation 2(3)(i) of S.R. 1995 No. 434, regulation 24(b) of S.R. 1996 No. 199, regulation 5(10)(b) of S.R. 1996 No. 405, regulation 16(3) of S.R. 1997 No. 541 and regulation 3(5) of S.R. 1998 No. 182