# The Social Security (Infected Blood and Thalidomide) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, Regulation 2: Amendments to the Income Support (General) Regulations


(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “adoption leave” insert—
““approved blood scheme” means a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State, or trust established with funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of a person having been infected from contaminated blood products;”;
(b) after the definition of “the Independent Living Fund (2006)” insert—
““the Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland” means the scheme of that name administered by the Regional Business Services Organisation established under section 14 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;”;
(c) in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, an approved blood scheme”;
(d) after the definition of “Scottish basic rate” insert—
““Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” means the scheme of that name administered by the Common Services Agency (constituted by section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978);”.
(3) In each of the following provisions, after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “the Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, an approved blood scheme”—
(a) regulation 42(4ZA)(a) (notional income);
(b) regulation 48(10)(c) (income treated as capital);
(c) regulation 51(3A)(a) (notional capital);
(d) paragraph 18(8)(b) of Schedule 3 (housing costs);
(e) paragraphs 21(2) and 39(1) and (7) of Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings); and
(f) paragraphs 22(1) and (7) and 29 of Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded).
(4) In paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 after sub-paragraph (8)(c) add—
“(d) any payment made under or by a trust, established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that during their mother’s pregnancy she had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide, and which is approved by the Secretary of State.”.
(5) In Schedule 10 after paragraph 65 add—
“66. Any payment made under or by a trust, established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that during their mother’s pregnancy she had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide, and which is approved by the Secretary of State.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/219/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-infected-blood-and-thalidomide-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/regulation-2
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