(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 270) (“the 2016 Regulations”).
Regulation 2 amends regulation 12 of the 2016 Regulations to provide for a grant for short-term living expenses to assist claimants affected by COVID-19 or who are advised to self-isolate because of it and to exempt such cases from the restriction of only one grant in twelve months. Guidance is published by the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being and is available in digital form on the following websites: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/covid-19-coronavirus for the public and https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/coronavirus