# The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 to –
provide for arrangements to be made with a claimant to pay benefit by direct credit transfer into a bank or other account in his name without an application by him, into the account of another specified person or into an account in the joint names of the claimant and another specified person (paragraph (2));
provide that disability living allowance continues to be payable at four weekly intervals and other long term benefits be payable at four weekly intervals or weekly in advance (paragraph (3));
clarify the time when child benefit, guardian’s allowance, incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance is paid (paragraphs (4) and (5));
provide that payment of benefit by direct credit transfer into the account of a beneficiary under age 18 or a statutory appointee shall be a good discharge to the Department for Social Development (paragraphs (6) to (8));
provide that specified social fund payments may be made by direct credit transfer and if an instrument of payment is payable to a third party it may be sent to the beneficiary (paragraph (9)); and
specify days for payment of retirement pension, widow’s benefit and bereavement benefit (paragraph (10)).
Regulation 3 makes consequential revocations.
These Regulations correspond to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/297/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-claims-and-payments-amendment-no-3-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/note
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