# The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, Regulation 4: Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

In regulation 24 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and maternity allowance)—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(3A) Where the amount of incapacity benefit payable after reduction for pension payments under section 30DD of the Contributions and Benefits Act (including any reduction for other purposes) is less than £5 a week, the Department may direct that it shall be paid (whether in advance or in arrears) at such intervals as may be specified not exceeding 12 months.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/404/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-benefit-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-4
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