# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations


(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 14 (additional conditions for higher pensioner and disability premium)—
(i) for sub-paragraph (1)(h) substitute—
“(h) the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner, 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)(h), 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 15 (severe disability premium)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (3) for “blind or treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”, and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (4)(c) for “blind or treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”;
(c) in paragraph 16(1)(b) (disabled child premium) for “blind or treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”;
(d) in paragraph 20H (additional conditions for higher pensioner and disability premium)—
(i) for sub-paragraph (1)(i) substitute—
“(ii) is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.”, and
(ii) for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(i), 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.”; and
(e) in paragraph 20I (severe disability premium)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (2) for “blind or treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”, and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (3)(c) for “blind or treated as blind” substitute “severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (housing costs), in paragraph 17(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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/275/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-3
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