Article 5 Amendment of the Northern Ireland Regulations
(1)
The Northern Ireland Regulations are amended as follows.
(2)
In regulation 4 (provision against double payment: funeral payments), in paragraph (1), after “such a payment”, insert, “, or an award of funeral expense assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 34 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018,”.
(3)
In regulation 7 (funeral payments: entitlement):
(a)
in paragraph 2, for “(9)” substitute “(9A)”;
(b)
after paragraph (9), insert—
“(9A)The seventh condition is that the claimant lives in Northern Ireland”.