# The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017, Article 14: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations


(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 68A insert—
“68B. Any bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (bereavement support payment) except any such payment which is disregarded as capital under paragraph 12(1)(e) or 57B of Schedule 7.”.
(3) In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a) in paragraph 12 after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(e) bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015,” and
(b) after paragraph 57A insert—
“57B. Any bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (rate of bereavement support payment), but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/66/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2015-act-consequential-supplementary-and-incidental-amendments-order-northern-ireland-2017/article-14
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