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Article 5
1. The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended as follows.
2. In regulation 1(2)—
(a)after the definition of “the Child Benefit Regulations”, insert—
““child disability payment” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the DACYP Regulations;”;
(b)after the definition of “Crown Servant”, insert—
““DACYP Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021;”.
3. In regulation 51(3)(c)—
(a)in head (i), after “middle rate,” insert “the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations,”;
(b)in head (ii), after “disability living allowance,” insert “child disability payment,”;
(c)after head (iv), insert—
“(iva)a person who has claimed child disability payment and has an award of the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations for a period commencing after the date on which the claim was made, or”.
4. In regulation 140(1)(h)—
(a)in head (i), after “Benefits Act”, insert “, the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations”;
(b)in head (ii), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, child disability payment”;
(c)omit the “or” following head (iii);
(d)after that head, insert—
“(iiia)has claimed child disability payment and has an award of the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations for a period commencing after the date on which the claim was made, or”.
5. In regulation 146A(1)(e)—
(a)in head (i), after “Benefits Act”, insert “, the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations”;
(b)in head (ii), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, child disability payment”;
(c)omit the “or” following head (iii);
(d)after that head, insert—
“(iiia)has claimed child disability payment and has an award of the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations for a period commencing after the date on which the claim was made, or”.
6. In paragraph 3(a) (member caring for another person) of Schedule A1—
(a)in head (i), after “Benefits Act”, insert “, the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations”;
(b)in head (iv), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, child disability payment”;
(c)after head (v), insert—
“(va)the person being cared for (“P”) has claimed entitlement to the care component of child disability payment in accordance with regulation 24 (when an application is to be treated as made and beginning of entitlement to assistance) of the DACYP Regulations, an award at the highest or middle rate has been made in respect of P’s claim, and where the period for which the award is payable has begun, P is in receipt of that payment;”.
7.—(1) Part 3 of Schedule 1 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 8(2), after the words “Benefits Act” insert, “, the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations”.
(3) In paragraph 15A(1ZA) (enhanced disability premium), after head (a), insert—
“(aa)the care component of child disability payment is payable to that person at the highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations;”.
(4) In paragraph 16 (disabled child premium)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), after head (a), insert—
“(aza)in receipt of child disability payment;”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2), in the opening words, after “(a)” insert “, (aza)”.
8.—(1) Part 4A of Schedule 1 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 20D(2), after “Benefits Act”, insert “or the care component of child disability payment at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations”.
9. In paragraph 17 (non-dependant deductions) of Schedule 2—
(a)in sub-paragraph (6)(b), after sub-head (ii), insert—
“(iia)the care component of child disability payment, or”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (8)(a), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, child disability payment”.
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