# The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 23: Amendment of the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 1(3) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” add—
““the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008;
“income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007.”.
(3) In regulation 2 (persons not excluded from specified benefits under section 115 of the Act)—
(a) in paragraph (1) after “Contributions and Benefits Act,” insert “income-related employment and support allowance,”;
(b) in paragraph (4)(a) after “Contributions and Benefits Act,” insert “or income-related employment and support allowance,”; and
(c) in paragraph (5) after “Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (urgent cases)” insert “, to employment and support allowance by virtue of regulation 162 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (urgent cases)”.
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(5) In the heading to Part 1 of the Schedule (persons not excluded from certain benefits) after “income support,” insert “income-related employment and support allowance,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/286/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-consequential-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-23
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