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The Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/270 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Welfare Reform

Made 6th July 2016

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Department for Communities M1 in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 135 & 136(5) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 M2makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with Article 135(5) of that Order, a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.

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Marginal citations

M1

See section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.)) and S.R. 2016 No. 76

M2

S.I. 2015 No. 2006 (N.I. 1)

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Discretionary Support Awards
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 2: Claims
  6. 4Making a claim for a discretionary support award
  7. 5Date of claim
  8. 6Evidence and information in connection with a claim
  9. 7Person unable to act
  10. 8Decision to award a loan or a grant
  11. 9Withdrawal of a claim
  12. Part 3: Eligibility
  13. 10Basic eligibility conditions
  14. 11Loan eligibility
  15. 12Grant eligibility
  16. 13Persons excluded from discretionary support
  17. 14Persons not eligible for discretionary support unless arising as a consequence of a disaster
  18. Part 4: Income and earnings
  19. 15Calculation of income
  20. 16Capital treated as income
  21. 17Notional income
  22. Part 5: Capital
  23. 18Calculation of capital
  24. 19Notional capital
  25. 20Capital jointly held
  26. Part 6: Awards and Payments
  27. 21Principles of determination of an award
  28. 22Conditions to be satisfied before payment of an award
  29. 23Payment of an award
  30. Part 7: Recovery
  31. 24Recovery of an award
  32. Part 8: Reviews
  33. 25Reviews and further reviews
  34. Signature
  35. Schedule 1: Discretionary support loans – excluded items and services
  36. 1Paragraph 1
  37. 2Paragraph 2
  38. 3Paragraph 3
  39. 4Paragraph 4
  40. 5Paragraph 5
  41. 6Paragraph 6
  42. 7Paragraph 7
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  48. 13Paragraph 13
  49. 14Paragraph 14
  50. 15Paragraph 15
  51. 16Paragraph 16
  52. 17Paragraph 17
  53. 18Paragraph 18
  54. Schedule 2: Discretionary support grants – excluded items and services
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. 2Paragraph 2
  57. 3Paragraph 3
  58. 4Paragraph 4
  59. 5Paragraph 5
  60. 6Paragraph 6
  61. 7Paragraph 7
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  70. 16Paragraph 16
  71. 17Paragraph 17
  72. 18Paragraph 18
  73. 19Paragraph 19
  74. 20Paragraph 20
  75. Schedule 3: Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of an annual income threshold
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. 5Paragraph 5
  81. 6Paragraph 6
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  108. 33Paragraph 33
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  110. 35Paragraph 35
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  112. 37Paragraph 37
  113. 38Paragraph 38
  114. 39Paragraph 39
  115. 40Paragraph 40
  116. 41Paragraph 41
  117. 42Paragraph 42
  118. Schedule 4: Capital to be disregarded
  119. 1Paragraph 1
  120. 2Paragraph 2
  121. 3Paragraph 3
  122. 4Paragraph 4
  123. 5Paragraph 5
  124. 6Paragraph 6
  125. 7Paragraph 7
  126. 8Paragraph 8
  127. 9Paragraph 9
  128. 10Paragraph 10
  129. 11Paragraph 11
  130. 12Paragraph 12
  131. 13Paragraph 13
  132. 13AParagraph 13A
  133. 14Paragraph 14
  134. 15Paragraph 15
  135. 16Paragraph 16
  136. 17Paragraph 17
  137. 18Paragraph 18
  138. 19Paragraph 19
  139. Explanatory note