Regulation 6 Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) RegulationsI1

In regulation 9 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994^f1 (increase of incapacity benefit for adult dependants and persons having the care of children) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(2A)

For the purposes of, and subject to, paragraph (1), where, on any day, an adult dependant is a person who does approved work on a trial basis within the meaning of regulation 10A of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (certain persons participating in approved work to be treated as incapable of work), the beneficiary shall be treated as entitled to an increase under section 86A of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”.