# The Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 13: Persons excluded from discretionary support


Discretionary support may not be awarded in respect of a person who is—
(a) a prisoner or a person who is lawfully detained or is on temporary release under rule 27 of the Prisons and Young Offenders Centres Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995;
(b) a resident in a residential care home, a nursing home or a hospital in-patient, unless it is expected that the person will be discharged within the following 2 weeks;
(c) a member of a religious order who is fully maintained by that order;
(d) listed in regulation 14 (a) to (c) unless regulation 14 applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2016/9780338005540/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-discretionary-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-13
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