Regulation 7 Death of a person with care of a childI1
Northern Ireland
In a case where—
the person (A) with care of a child in respect of whom child maintenance is payable dies;
on the date of his death, the person (A) was entitled or, where he has a partner, his partner was entitled to a qualifying benefit or had been so entitled within the 12 weeks ending on the date of his death;
after the death, another person (B), who is a close relative of the person (A) and who was not before the death a person with the care of the child, becomes the person with care; and
that other person was entitled or, where the other person has a partner, the other person or his partner was entitled to a qualifying benefit on the day the person (A) died or becomes entitled to a qualifying benefit within 12 weeks of the day on which the person (A) was last entitled to a qualifying benefit,
then any weeks forming part of the bonus period of the person (A) which was current at the date of his death or within 12 weeks of the date on which he died shall be treated as part of the bonus period of the person (B) to the extent that those weeks are not otherwise a part of his bonus period.
In this regulation, “close relative” means a parent, parent-in-law, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, step-parent, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister, F2or if any of the preceding persons is one member of a couple, the other member of that couple .
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regs. 2-13 revoked (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Child Maintenance Premium and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. 2001/25), regs. 1(1), 4(1)(a) (with reg. 4(2)-(4))
- F2
Words in reg. 7(2) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/536), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 25(3) (with art. 3)