Article 13 Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979

after the definition of “the Welfare Reform Act”^f2 insert—

• ““armed forces independence payment” means a payment under article 24A of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011^f3;”; and

after the definition of “disablement pension” insert—

• ““the enhanced rate” in relation to the daily living component of personal independence payment means the rate prescribed in regulation 24(1)(b) of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013^f4, and for this purpose “personal independence payment” means personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012^f5;”.

after “in relation to” insert “armed forces independence payment up to the value of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the enhanced rate,”; and

for “that allowance” in both places where it appears substitute “that payment or allowance”.

after “the Jobseekers Order” where it appears for the first time insert “, or entitled to armed forces independence payment”; and

for “or under the Jobseekers Order and regulations made under it,” substitute “, under the Jobseekers Order and regulations made under it or entitled to armed forces independence payment,”.

in column (1), for “Personal benefit under the Act” substitute “Personal benefit”;

in column (1), for paragraph 5^f8 substitute—

“5.

Attendance allowance, the care component of disability living allowance or armed forces independence payment up to the value of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the enhanced rate”; and

after paragraph 9 add—

“

10. Attendance allowance or disability living allowance

10. Armed forces independence payment

”