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The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and come into operation on 10th May 2023.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to an application that is made on or after the date on which these Regulations come into operation—

(a)for a deduction for a fuel item under paragraph 6 (Fuel Costs) of Schedule 8A to the 1987 Regulations or paragraph 8 (Fuel Costs) of Schedule 5 to the 2016 Regulations;

(b)for supersession in relation to a deduction for a fuel item that is in place under either paragraph on or after that date,

and to any decision made on such an application.

(3) In these Regulations—

the 1987 Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1);

the 2016 Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(2);

fuel item” has the same meaning as in paragraph 6 of Schedule 8A to the 1987 Regulations or paragraph 8(8) of Schedule 5 to the 2016 Regulations;

supersession” means a supersession decision under section 11 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(3).

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in operation at 10.5.2023, see reg. 1(1)

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