Regulation 2 Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) RegulationsI1

For regulation 14 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984^f1 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement under section 58) substitute—

“Earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement under section 58

14.

(1)

For the purpose of section 58(3) (earnings level that does not disqualify for unemployability supplement) the prescribed amount of earnings in a year is determined as follows—

(a)

multiply the national minimum wage by 16;

(b)

where the amount determined by the calculation in sub-paragraph (a) would, but for this sub-paragraph, include an amount of—

(i)

less than 50p, the amount determined under sub-paragraph (a) shall be rounded up to the nearest 50p, or

(ii)

less than £1 but more than 50p, the amount determined under sub-paragraph (a) shall be rounded up to the nearest £1; and

(c)

multiply the amount resulting from sub-paragraph (a) or (b) by 52.

(2)

In this regulation “national minimum wage” means the rate of the national minimum wage specified in regulation 11 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999^f2 (rate of the national minimum wage).”.