Regulation 3 Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations
In regulation 45 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016f1 (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.”.