# The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 8: Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “voluntary organisation” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““welfare to work beneficiary” means a person—
(a)to whom regulation 13A(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 applies; and
(b)who again becomes incapable for work for the purposes of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—
(a) in paragraph 10 (higher pensioner premium) after sub-paragraph (3) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(4) In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary, references in sub-paragraphs (1)(b)(ii), (2)(b)(ii) and (3)(b) to a period of 8 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.”;
(b) in paragraph 12 (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums) after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(1A) In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to a period of 56 days shall be treated as a reference to a period of 52 weeks.”.
(4) In Schedule 3 (housing costs)—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) in paragraph 14 (linking rule) after sub-paragraph (9) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(10) In the case of a person who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the references in sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii), (1)(d) and (1)(f)(iii) to a period of 12 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/324/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-welfare-to-work-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-8
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