# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
(2) In regulation 31 (date on which income is treated as paid)—
(a) in paragraph (1) for “paragraphs (2) to (4) apply” substitute “paragraph (2) applies”; and
(b) omit paragraphs (3) and (4).
(3) In regulation 32(1) (calculation of weekly amount of income) omit “and regulations 31(3) (date on which income is treated as paid)”.
(4) In regulation 40(1) (calculation of income other than earnings) omit “and regulation 31(3) and (4) (date on which income is treated as paid)”.
(5) In regulation 54 (interpretation) in head (ii) of paragraph (e) of the definition of “payment” after “rent” insert “or rates”.
(6) In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 13A (enhanced disability premium) after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Where the condition in sub-paragraph (1) ceases to be satisfied because of the death of a child or young person, the condition is that the claimant is entitled to child benefit in respect of that person under section 141A of the Contributions and Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person).”; and
(b) in paragraph 14 (disabled child premium)—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(a) omit “or”;
(ii) after sub-paragraph (1)(b) add—
“; or
(c) a child or young person in respect of whom section 141A of the Contributions and Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person) applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under that section, and in respect of whom a disabled child premium was included in the claimant’s applicable amount immediately before the death of that child or young person, or ceased to be included in the claimant’s applicable amount because of that child or young person’s death.”, and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (2), after “condition” insert “in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b)”.
(7) In Schedule 3 (housing costs)—
(a) in paragraphs 4(4A)(b) (housing costs not met), 14(4)(b) and (12)(c) (linking rule) after “income” insert “equal to or”; and
(b) in paragraph 14—
(i) in sub-paragraph (1) omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (2),”, and
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/135/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/regulation-3
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