PART 1The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board
Award of compensation
I115Status etc of award
1
An award of compensation under this Part is to be paid—
a
as a single lump sum, or
b
if the award is by way of two payments in accordance with section 14, as a lump sum for each payment.
2
An award of compensation under this Part does not give rise to a charge to any tax or to a liability to pay national insurance contributions.
3
An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's eligibility for a social security benefit the entitlement to which depends on the carrying out of a means test.
4
An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's ability to pay under regulations made under Article 36(6) or 99(5) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (cost of providing residential accommodation).
5
An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's financial resources under—
a
Part 3 of the Legal Aid Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, or
b
regulations under Part 2 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
6
A person who is notified under section 9(7) that the person is entitled to an award of compensation on an application under this Part, or on whose application a payment is ordered to be made under section 14(2), may not bring proceedings on a claim for compensation based on matters to which the application relates.