Regulation 4F Entitlement to welfare supplementary payment where couple separatesF1
Paragraph (2) applies where—
A and B were a couple,
on or after 31 May 2016, A and B ceased to be a couple, and
immediately before that, either the couple or A were entitled to a welfare supplementary payment under this Part.
Where this paragraph applies, regulation 4(2)(a) is to be treated as being satisfied in respect of B on the date that A and B cease to be a couple.
Paragraph (4) applies where—
A and B were a couple,
on or after 31 May 2016, A and B ceased to be a couple, and
immediately before that, either the couple or A were entitled to a welfare benefit.
Where this paragraph applies, then for the purposes of regulation 4(2)(a), B is to be treated as if B was entitled to that welfare benefit from the date that the couple or A were entitled to it.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 4F inserted (6.2.2017) by The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/28), regs. 1(2), 21