Article 14 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987

in paragraph (i) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”; and

in paragraph (iii) after “entitlement to” insert “armed forces independence payment or”.

in paragraph 7(2) (premiums)^f5 after “remains in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;

in paragraph 12(1)(a)(i) (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums)^f6 after “following benefits:” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;

in paragraph 13 (severe disability premium)—

in paragraph 13A (enhanced disability premium)^f10 for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the condition is that—

(a)

the claimant; or

(b)

the claimant’s partner (if any) who has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit,

is a person to whom sub-paragraph (1ZA) applies.

(1ZA)

This sub-paragraph applies to the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) where—

(a)

armed forces independence payment is payable to that person; or

(b)

the care component of disability living allowance is, or would, but for a suspension of benefit in accordance with regulations under section 113(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or but for an abatement as a consequence of hospitalisation, be payable to that person at the highest rate prescribed under section 72(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”; and

in paragraph 14 (disabled child premium)^f11—

in sub-paragraph (6)(b) before paragraph (i) insert—

“(zi)

armed forces independence payment,”; and

in sub-paragraph (8)(a) after “any” insert “armed forces independence payment,”.