PART 3Welfare Supplementary Payment as a result of loss of Carer Premium on caree's transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment
Eligibility8
1
A person is entitled to welfare supplementary payment under this Part if the following conditions are met—
a
the carer premium entitlement condition,
b
the PIP daily living component refusal condition,
c
the termination of carer's allowance condition, and
d
the termination of carer premium condition.
2
The carer premium entitlement condition is that a person is in receipt of carer premium under—
a
paragraph 17 or paragraph 20J of Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers' Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 M1,
b
paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 M2, or
c
paragraph 14ZA of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 M3,
in respect of a caree, on the transition date.
3
The PIP daily living component refusal condition is that following a transitional assessment determination the caree is not awarded the daily living component of personal independence payment.
4
The termination of carer's allowance condition is that, in consequence of the PIP daily living component refusal condition, the decision of the Department to award carer's allowance is superseded by a decision of the Department to not award carer's allowance.
5
The termination of carer premium condition is that, in consequence of the termination of carer's allowance condition, the decision of the Department to award carer premium is superseded by a decision of the Department to not award carer premium.