Regulation 2 Amendment of the Income Support Regulations

(1)

The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—

(a)

in paragraph 12 (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums)—

(i)

for sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iii) substitute—

“(iii)
is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist;”, and

(ii)

for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iii), a person who has ceased to be certified as severely sight impaired or blind on regaining his eyesight shall nevertheless be treated as severely sight impaired or blind, as the case may be, and as satisfying the additional condition set out in that sub-paragraph for a period of 28 weeks following the date on which he ceased to be so certified.”;

(b)

in paragraph 13 (severe disability premium)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (2A)^f2 for “blind or is treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”, and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (3)(d)^f3 for “blind or is treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”; and

(c)

in paragraph 14(1)(b)^f4 (disabled child premium). for “blind or treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”.

(3)

In Schedule 3 (housing costs), in paragraph 18(6)(a) (non-dependant deductions) for “blind or treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1993 No. 218, S.R. 2003 No. 195, S.R. 2007 No. 154 and S.R. 2011 No. 135
f2: Sub-paragraph 2(A) was inserted by regulation 3(2)(b) of S.R. 1993 No. 218
f3: Sub-paragraph 3(d) was inserted by regulation 3(2)(c) of S.R. 1993 No. 218
f4: Paragraph 14 remains in operation by virtue of regulation 1(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 195 and was substituted by regulation 2(7)(g) of S.R. 2007 No. 154 and amended by regulation 3(6)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 135