# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations


(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person)—
(a) in paragraph 7(c) for “that Act” substitute “the Contributions and Benefits Act”; and
(b) in paragraph 14(b) omit “7 weeks after the date on which her pregnancy ends where the expected week of confinement begins prior to 6th April 2003 or” and “where the expected week of confinement begins on or after 6th April 2003”.
(3) In paragraph 5B of Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), after sub-paragraph (2) add—
“(3) Any increase in respect of a dependent child or dependent young person under section 80 or 90 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (increases for dependants) where—
(a) the claimant has a child or young person who is a member of the claimant’s family for the purposes of the claimant’s claim for income support; and
(b) the claimant, or that claimant’s partner, has been awarded a child tax credit .”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/345/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-6-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/regulation-2
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