Regulation 4 Amendments to the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations

The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “family element”.

In regulations 5(2)(e) (entitlement)^f2, 6(1)(b)(ii) (persons affected by a trade dispute) and 7(4)(a)(v) (funeral payments: entitlement)^f3, for a “payable at a rate higher than the family element” substitute “which includes an individual element or a disability element referred to in section 9(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002”.