Article 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)^f2, after the definition of “bereavement support payment” insert—

““budgeting loan” means a payment by way of budgeting loan under section 134(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act^f3;”.

(3)

In regulation 4ZC(2)^f4 (electronic claims for benefit) after “bereavement support payment,” insert “a budgeting loan,”.

(4)

In regulation 32ZA(2)^f5 (information given electronically) after paragraph (aa) insert—

“(ab)

a budgeting loan;”.

(5)

In Schedule 8D^f6 (conditions for the use of electronic communication) in paragraph 2(1) after “bereavement support payment,” insert “a budgeting loan,”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 2 in operation at 31.7.2023, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1987 No. 465
f2: Regulation 2(1) was amended by regulation 6(2) of S.R. 2022 No. 179
f3: Section 134(1) was substituted by Article 66(1) of S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)
f4: Regulation 4ZC was inserted by Article 2(3) of S.R. 2006 No. 203 and amended by Article 2(2) of S.R. 2011 No 298, regulation 9(5) of S.R. 2016 No. 411, regulation 10(5) of S.R. 2017 No. 66, Article 2(2) of S.R. 2020 No. 87 and Article 2(2) of S.R. 2020 No. 147
f5: Regulation 32ZA was inserted by Article 2(3) of S.R. 2011 No. 298 and amended by Article 2 of S.R. 2011 No. 431, regulation 9(15) of S.R. 2015 No. 411, regulation 10(10) of S.R. 2017 No. 66, regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2018 No. 45 and Article 2(3) of S.R. 2020 No. 147
f6: Schedule 8D was inserted by Article 2(4) of S.R. 2006 No.203 and paragraph 2 was amended by Article 2(4) of S.R. 2011 No. 298, Article 2(3) of S.R. 2011 No. 431, regulation 9(21) of S.R. 2015 No. 411, Article 10(14) of S.R. 2017 No. 66, regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2018 No. 45, Article 2(3) of S.R. 2020 No. 87 and Article 2(4) of S.R. 2020 No. 147