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

34.—(1) The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after the definition of “the Act” insert—

““the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008;”, and

(ii) after the definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert—

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

(b) in paragraph (3) after “Income Support Regulations” add “or regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations”; and

(c) in paragraph (4)(a) after “Income Support Regulations” insert “, in regulation 156 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations”.

(3) In regulation 5(1)(a) (entitlement)—

(a) omit “or” after head (iv); and

(b) after head (v) insert—

“or

(vi) income-related employment and support allowance;”.

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

(a) omit “or” after head (v); and

(b) after head (vi) insert—

“or

(vii) income-related employment and support allowance.”.

(1)

S.R. 2005 No. 506, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations