Article 22 Amendment of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

(1)

The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Jobseekers Order” insert—

““armed forces independence payment” means armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;”.

(3)

In regulation 5(1)(h) (meaning of “person in hardship”)—

(a)

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

(b)

in paragraph (ii) for “claimed either” substitute “claimed armed forces independence payment,”;

(c)

omit “or” after paragraph (ii); and

(d)

after paragraph (ii) insert—

“(iia)
has claimed armed forces independence payment and has an award for a period commencing after the date on which that claim was made, or”.

(4)

In regulation 11(2)(e) (application of Part and meaning of “couple in hardship”)—

(a)

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

(b)

in paragraph (ii) for “claimed either” substitute “claimed armed forces independence payment,”;

(c)

omit “or” after paragraph (ii); and

(d)

after paragraph (ii) insert—

“(iia)
has claimed armed forces independence payment and has an award for a period commencing after the date on which that claim was made, or”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 2002 No. 79.