http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/66/article/21/madeThe Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2019-11-14SOCIAL SECURITY This Order makes consequential, supplementary and incidental amendments in relation to the provisions of Part 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, which creates a new bereavement support payment for persons whose spouse or civil partner dies on or after 6 April 2017. Bereavement support payment replaces the existing social security benefits for the bereaved (bereavement allowance, widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement payment). 21 1 The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 64 insert— 65 Any bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (bereavement support payment) except any such payment which is disregarded as capital under paragraph 9(1)(h) or 59 of Schedule 7. . 3 In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)— a in paragraph 9(1) after paragraph (g) insert— h bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, ; and b after paragraph 58 insert— 59 Any bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) (rate of bereavement support payment) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment. . S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2009 No. 276 and S.R 2016 No. 236 Paragraph 64 was added by regulation 3 of S.R. 2009 No. 276 Paragraph 9(1)(g) was inserted by regulation 34(13) of S.R. 2016 No. 236 S.R. 2017 No. 65