# The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 9: Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “the Pensions Order” insert—
““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”;
(b) in the definition of “contributory benefit” for “ and a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance and a contributory employment and support allowance”; and
(c) in the definition of “personal benefit” after “includes” insert “a contributory employment and support allowance but not an income-related employment and support allowance and includes”.
(3) In regulation 4(1)(a) (adjustment of personal benefit) after “industrial injuries benefits)” insert “, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act”.
(4) In regulation 10(1) (adjustment of dependency benefit where certain personal benefit is payable) after sub-paragraph (j) insert—
“(k) a contributory employment and support allowance,”.
(5) In regulation 16 (persons to be treated as entitled to benefit for certain purposes)—
(a) after “the Act”, in the first place where it occurs, insert “, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act”; and
(b) after “under it,”, in the first place where it occurs, insert “under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act and regulations made under it”.
(6) In regulation 17 (prevention of double adjustments) for “or under the Jobseekers Order”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “, the Jobseekers Order or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act”.
(7) In Schedule 1 (personal benefits which are required to be adjusted) in column (1) of paragraph 4 after “severe disablement allowance” insert “, contributory employment and support allowance”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/286/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-consequential-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-9
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