# The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 7: Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “the Jobseekers Order” insert—
““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”;
(b) in the definition of “benefit” after “an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” add “and includes a contributory employment and support allowance but not an income-related employment and support allowance”;
(c) after the definition of “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert—
““contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act;”;
(d) 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;”;
(e) in the definition of “reckonable year”—
(i) omit “or” after paragraph (a),
(ii) after paragraph (b) add—
“or
(c) in relation to a contributory employment and support allowance, the condition specified in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act (conditions relating to national insurance).”;
(f) in the definition of “relevant benefit year”—
(i) omit “or” after paragraph (a), and
(ii) after paragraph (b) add—
“or
(c) in relation to a contributory employment and support allowance, in paragraph 3(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act (conditions relating to national insurance);”.
(3) In regulation 3(1) (general provisions relating to the crediting of contributions and earnings)—
(a) omit “or” after sub-paragraph (a); and
(b) after sub-paragraph (b) add—
“or
(c) in relation to a contributory employment and support allowance, the condition specified in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act,”.
(4) In regulation 8(1) (credits on termination of full-time education, training or apprenticeship) for “or short-term incapacity benefit” substitute “, short-term incapacity benefit or a contributory employment and support allowance”.
(5) In regulation 8A(2)(c) (credits for unemployment) after “incapable of work” insert “or had limited capability for work”.
(6) In regulation 8B (credits for incapacity for work)—
(a) in the heading after “incapacity for work” add “or limited capability for work”; and
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) omit “or” after sub-paragraph (a), and
(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7) In regulation 8C(1) (credits on termination of bereavement benefits)—
(a) omit “or” after sub-paragraph (a); and
(b) after sub-paragraph (b) add—
“or
(c) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act in relation to a contributory employment and support allowance.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/286/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-consequential-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-7
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