The Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
S.R. 2026/182 · Made 20 October 2026 · Extends to Northern Ireland
Social Security
Made 20th October 2026
Coming into operation 1st December 2026
The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 134(1)(a) and (4), 171(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1 and sections 1(1) and (1C), 5(1)(a), (j), and (k) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f2 and now vested in itf3.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1992 c. 7; section 134(1)(a) was amended by Part 7 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
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1992 c. 8; section 1(1C) was inserted by Article 18 of S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11)
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See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5)
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement Not yet in force
- 2Amendment of the Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) Regulations Not yet in force
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencementI1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2026.
2Amendment of the Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) RegulationsI1
The Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022f1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 4 (provisions against double payment)—
omit “or” in sub-paragraph (b);
in sub-paragraph (c) for “.” substitute “; or”;
after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)a payment has been made in respect of funeral expenses arising from the death of the same person from a Health and Social Care Trust, unless the amount paid by the Health and Social Care Trust is less than a Child Funeral Fund payment, in which case a payment may be made for an amount not exceeding the remainder of the value of a Child Funeral Fund payment.”.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 20th October 2026.
(L.S.)
David Tarr
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations will prevent double payments by allowing a Child Funeral Fund payment to be refused where payment has already been made from a Health and Social Care Trust.
Regulation 1 provides that the Regulations shall come into operation on 00th Month 2026.
Regulation 2 prohibits payment from the Child Funeral Fund in respect of funeral expenses for which payment has already been made from a Health and Social Care Trust, except where the payment received from a Health and Social Care Trust is for an amount less than a Child Funeral Fund payment, in which case an amount may be paid to the value of the remainder of the Child Funeral Fund payment.
A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as they have no impact on the costs of business.