# The Social Security (Transitional Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, Regulation 2: Transitional payment


(1) This regulation applies where, in accordance with regulation 22A(4) of, and paragraph 2ZA of Schedule 7 to, the Claims and Payments Regulations (bereavement benefits and time of payment), the Department changes the manner in which a benefit mentioned in paragraph (2) is paid from weekly payments in advance to weekly payments in arrears.
(2) The benefits are income support, widowed mother’s allowance, widowed parent’s allowance and widow’s pension.
(3) Where this regulation applies, a person shall be entitled to a transitional payment determined in accordance with paragraph (4).
(4) The amount of the transitional payment shall be equivalent to the gross amount of benefit payable in respect of the last period of 7 days for which benefit was payable in advance.
(5) In paragraph (4) “the gross amount” means the amount of weekly benefit payable to a person before any deductions have been made—
(a) under regulation 34ZA, 34ZB or 34A of the Claims and Payments Regulations (deductions from benefit and payment to third parties); or
(b) in respect of overpayment recovery or recovery of social fund loans under section 69, 72 or 74 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (overpayments, income support and other payments and recovery of social fund awards).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/108/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-transitional-payments-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-2
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