The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of the Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations

21.—(1) The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “effective date” insert—

““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance);”.

(3) In regulation 9(2) (departure directions and persons in receipt of income support, state pension credit, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, or working tax credit)—

(a) in the heading after “state pension credit” insert “, income-related employment and support allowance,”; and

(b) after “state pension credit” in each place where it occurs insert “, income-related employment and support allowance”.

(4) In regulation 12(3) (meaning of “benefit” for the purposes of Article 28E of the Order) after “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert “, income-related employment and support allowance”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 541; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1998 No. 8 and S.R. 2003 Nos. 84 and 469

(2)

Regulation 9 was substituted by regulation 9(3) of S.R. 1998 No. 8 and amended by regulation 6(2) of S.R. 2003 No. 84 and regulation 4(2) of S.R. 2003 No. 469

(3)

Regulation 12 was amended by regulation 6(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 84 and regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 469