# The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations


In regulation 45 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (claimant commitment - exceptions)—
(a) the existing text of regulation 45 stands as paragraph (1); and
(b) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(2) A claimant may be entitled to an employment and support allowance without having accepted a claimant commitment if the claimant is terminally ill.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2022/14/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-and-employment-and-support-allowance-claimant-commitment-exceptions-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2022/regulation-3
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