Regulation 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

(1)

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In regulation 13 (advance claims and awards) after paragraph (6)^f2 add—

“(7)
Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to—

(a)
a claim for income support made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 21AA of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f3; or

(b)
a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 85A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations^f4.”.

(3)

In regulation 13D^f5 (advance claim for and award of state pension credit) after paragraph (3) add—

“(4)
This regulation does not apply to a claim made by a person not in Northern Ireland as defined in regulation 2 of the State Pension Credit Regulations^f6.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R 1987 No. 465; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 No. 345 and S.R 2003 No. 191
f2: Paragraph (6) was added by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 1994 No. 345
f3: S.R. 1987 No. 459; regulation 21AA was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2006 No.178 and amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2006 No. 379 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2006 No. 523
f4: S.R. 1996 No. 198; regulation 85A was inserted by regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2006 No.178 and amended by regulation 4 of S.R. 2006 No. 379 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2006 No. 523
f5: Regulation 13D was inserted by regulation 6(2) of S.R. 2003 No. 191
f6: S.R. 2003 No. 28; regulation 2 was substituted by regulation 5 of S.R. 2006 No. 178 and amended by regulation 5 of S.R. 2006 No. 379 and regulation 4 of S.R. 2006 No. 523