# The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 34: Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) after the definition of “the Act” insert—
““the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008;”, and
(ii) after the definition of “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert—
““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”;
(b) in paragraph (3) after “Income Support Regulations” add “or regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations”; and
(c) in paragraph (4)(a) after “Income Support Regulations” insert “, in regulation 156 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations”.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) In regulation 7(4)(a) (funeral payments: entitlement)—
(a) omit “or” after head (v); and
(b) after head (vi) insert—
“or
(vii) income-related employment and support allowance.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/286/regulation/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-consequential-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-34
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