1992 c. 7; section 30B was inserted by Article 4(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12))

1993 c. 49; section 42(3) was substituted by paragraph 54(4) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

Sections 40 and 41 were substituted respectively by paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

Sections 80 and 81 were repealed by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). See Article 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 212 for savings provisions. Section 86A was inserted by Article 4(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

S.R. 1995 No. 35; regulation 11(4) was amended by regulation 3(2)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 601

Regulation 17A was inserted by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 1995 No. 149

Severe disablement allowance was abolished by Article 62 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and section 90 was amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 8 to that Order. See Article 4 of S.R. 2000 No. 332 (C. 14) for savings provisions. Increases in benefits in respect of children under section 90 were abolished by section 1(3)(e) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 and section 90 was amended by Schedule 6 to that Act. See Article 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 212 for savings provisions

S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; regulation 6(4) was added by regulation 2(b)(iii) of S.R. 2000 No. 74 and sub-paragraph (a) was omitted subject to savings by regulation 4 of S.R. 2010 No. 6, regulation 13(2) was amended by regulation 6(2) of S.R. 1991 No. 338, regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2006 No. 128 and regulation 2(4)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 112, Schedule 1B was inserted by regulation 22 of S.R. 1996 No. 199, paragraph 10 was amended by the Schedule to S.R. 2000 No. 241, paragraph 12 was substituted by regulation 2(7) of S.R. 2000 No. 242 and regulation 13(2)(b) and (bb) and paragraphs 7(a) and (b), 10, 12 and 13 of Schedule 1B were revoked subject to savings by regulation 2 of S.R. 2009 No. 418

Paragraph 12(1)(b) was substituted by regulation 2(12)(a)(ii) of S.R. 1995 No. 67 and amended by regulation 2(8) of S.R. 1995 No. 367, regulation 3(3)(a) of S.R. 2005 No. 580 and regulation 2(7)(d)(i) of S.R. 2007 No. 154

S.R. 1975 No. 113; regulation 8B was inserted by regulation 2(6) of S.R. 1996 No. 430 and paragraph (2)(a) was substituted by regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 2010 No. 109

S.R 1996 No. 198; paragraph 20H was inserted by paragraph 53(4) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350 and amended by paragraph 20(e) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195, regulation 13(12)(a) of S.R. 2006 No. 359 and regulation 19(24)(e) of S.R. 2008 No. 286

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); the definition was inserted by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and amended by paragraph 131 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

S.R 2004 No. 197; these Regulations were revoked subject to savings by regulation 8 of S.R. 2006 No. 178

S.R. 1999 No. 162: relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1999 No. 408, S.R. 2002 No. 189, S.R. 2003 No. 224, S.R. 2005 No. 46 and S.R. 2008 No. 286

The definition of “the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” was inserted by regulation 22(2)(d) of S.R. 2008 No. 286

Paragraph (1)(a) was substituted by regulation 2(3)(a) of S.R. 2002 No. 189

Paragraph (9) was substituted by regulation 3(2)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 408 and sub-paragraph (a) was amended by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 224 and regulation 7(2)(c) of S.R. 2005 No. 46

regulation 6(2)(a)(i) was amended by regulation 3(4)(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 224, regulation 7(4)(a)(i) of S.R. 2005 No. 46 and regulation 22(4)(a)(i) of S.R. 2008 No. 286

S.R. 1996 No. 459

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/347/regulation/2/madeThe Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010Incapacity benefitBenefitsIncome supportSickness and disability benefitsHousing benefitenGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2016-08-08HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITYThese Regulations amend the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (“the Existing Awards Regulations”), the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations”) and the Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001.2Amendment of the Existing Awards Regulations1

The Existing Awards Regulations are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

2

In regulation 3 (persons to whom these Regulations apply) for “These” substitute “Regulations 4 to 22 of these”.

3

In regulation 7 (qualifying for conversion)—

a

the existing provision shall be numbered as paragraph (1);

b

in that paragraph—

i

for “For the purposes of regulation 5(2)(a)” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2), for the purposes of regulation 5(2)(a)”,

ii

after “notified person” insert “(“P”)”,

iii

after “employment and support allowance” insert “under these Regulations”, and

iv

for “the person” substitute “P”; and

c

after that paragraph add—

2

Where P is entitled to an award of an employment and support allowance under the Act and it has been determined in respect of that entitlement that P—

a

has limited capability for work; or

b

is to be treated as having limited capability for work, other than by virtue of regulation 30 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations,

in relation to the conversion of P’s existing award, P is to be taken as having satisfied the condition set out in section 1(3)(a) of the Act (limited capability for work).

.

4

In regulation 8 (amount of an employment and support allowance on conversion)—

a

the existing provision shall be numbered as paragraph (1); and

b

after that paragraph add—

2

In a case to which regulation 7(2) (cases where a person is already entitled to an award of an employment and support allowance) applies, a determination that the person has, or does not have, limited capability for work-related activity made in respect of the person’s current entitlement to an award of an employment and support allowance is to be treated as having been made for the purposes of Step 1.

.

5

In regulation 10 (transitional addition: incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance)—

a

in paragraph (5)—

i

for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

a

in the case of incapacity benefit, the weekly rate payable—

i

under section 30B(2), (6) or (7) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (incapacity benefit: rate), subject to any deduction made in accordance with section 42(3) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993,

ii

under section 40(5) or 41(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (long-term incapacity benefit for widows and for widowers),

iii

under section 80, 81 or 86A of that Act (incapacity benefit: beneficiary’s dependent children; restrictions on increase – child not living with beneficiary, etc; and increase for adult dependants),

iv

by virtue of regulation 11(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (transitional awards of short-term incapacity benefit), or

v

by virtue of regulation 17(1) or 17A of those Regulations (transitional awards of long-term incapacity benefit or awards of incapacity benefit in cases where periods of interruption of employment and periods of incapacity for work link); or

, and

ii

in sub-paragraph (b) for “sections 68(7) and 69(1)” substitute “sections 68(7), 69(1) and 90”; and

b

after paragraph (5) add—

6

Subject to paragraph (7), in determining the weekly rate of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance for the purposes of paragraph (5) the following amounts shall be disregarded—

a

any relevant deduction; and

b

any other deduction relating to the existing award which is made by virtue of the Contributions and Benefits Act, the Administration Act, the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 or any other statutory provision which is amended by Schedule 3 to the Act or by virtue of regulations made under those statutory provisions.

7

Where any of the statutory provisions referred to in paragraph (6)(b) provide for an additional amount of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance to be payable in prescribed circumstances (such as an increase for an adult dependant) but that additional amount is reduced or not payable in relation to P (such as where the dependant has earnings in excess of the standard amount of an increase), in determining the weekly rate of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, only the reduced additional amount, if any, is to be taken into account.

.

6

In regulation 14 (conversion decision that existing award qualifies for conversion)—

a

in paragraph (1) for “Paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), paragraphs (2) to (6)”;

b

after paragraph (2) insert—

2A

Where P—

a

has an existing award of income support;

b

would, on the effective date of P’s conversion decision, remain entitled to income support by virtue of another provision of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, were P not a person to whom regulation 6(4)(a) or 13(2)(b) or (bb) of, or paragraph 7(a) or (b), 10, 12 or 13 of Schedule 1B to, those Regulations (prescribed category of persons for the purposes of entitlement on grounds of incapacity or disability) applied; and

c

notifies the Department before the effective date of P’s conversion decision that P wishes to remain entitled to income support on that date,

paragraph (2B) applies instead of paragraphs (2) and (4).

2B

Where paragraph (2A) applies, any entitlement of P to one or both of—

a

an existing award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance; or

b

a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 12(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums),

shall terminate immediately before the effective date of P’s conversion decision.

; and

c

for paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—

3

In a case to which regulation 7(2) applies (cases where a person is already entitled to an award of an employment and support allowance), any entitlement of P to an award of an employment and support allowance by virtue of the Act shall terminate immediately before the effective date of P’s conversion decision.

4

Where, immediately before the effective date of the conversion decision, any relevant deduction was made from the existing award or awards, or from an award of an employment and support allowance which terminates in accordance with paragraph (3), an equivalent deduction shall be made from the award of an employment and support allowance to which P is entitled by virtue of these Regulations.

5

Where, immediately before the effective date of the conversion decision, P is entitled to be credited with any earnings under regulation 8B(2)(a) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 (credits for incapacity for work and limited capability for work), P shall not be entitled to be so credited under that regulation on or after that date.

6

Where—

a

paragraph (2) applies;

b

P is a member of a joint-claim couple; and

c

immediately before the effective date of that conversion decision that couple was entitled to a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 20H(1)(b) or (d) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (additional conditions for higher pensioner and disability premium: severe disablement allowance or incapacity benefit),

paragraph 20H(1)(ee) of that Schedule (limited capability for work) shall be treated as satisfied in relation to that couple on the effective date of that conversion decision.

7

In this regulation—

a

paragraphs (2) to (6) are subject to regulation 17 (changes of circumstances before the effective date); and

b

“joint-claim couple” has the same meaning as in Article 3(4) of the Jobseekers Order.

.

7

In regulation 15 (conversion decision that existing award does not qualify for conversion)—

a

in paragraph (1) for “Subject to paragraph (4), paragraphs (2) and (3) apply” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (2A) and (4), paragraphs (2), (3) and (6) apply”;

b

after paragraph (2) insert—

2A

Where P—

a

has an existing award of income support; and

b

would, on the effective date of P’s conversion decision, remain entitled to income support by virtue of another provision of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, were P not a person to whom regulation 6(4)(a) or 13(2)(b) or (bb) of, or paragraph 7(a) or (b), 10, 12 or 13 of Schedule 1B to, those Regulations (prescribed category of persons for the purposes of entitlement on grounds of incapacity or disability) applied,

P’s existing award of income support shall only terminate under paragraph (2)(b) if P notifies the Department before the effective date of P’s conversion decision that P does not wish to remain entitled to income support on that date.

2B

Where paragraph (2A) applies, and P’s existing award of income support does not terminate under paragraph (2)(b), any entitlement of P to a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 12(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums), shall terminate immediately before the effective date of P’s conversion decision.

;

c

in paragraph (3) for “that date” substitute “the effective date of P’s conversion decision”; and

d

for paragraph (6) substitute—

6

Where—

a

paragraph (2) applies; and

b

P is a member of a joint-claim couple,

any entitlement of that couple to a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 20H(1)(b) or (d) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (additional conditions for higher pensioner and disability premium: severe disablement allowance or incapacity benefit) shall terminate immediately before the effective date of P’s conversion decision.

7

In this regulation—

a

paragraphs (2), (2A), (3) and (6) are subject to regulation 17 (changes of circumstances before the effective date); and

b

“joint-claim couple” has the same meaning as in Article 3(4) of the Jobseekers Order.

.

8

In regulation 17 (changes of circumstances before the effective date)—

a

after “occurred before that date” insert “and which would have been relevant to the existing award or awards”; and

b

for paragraph (a) substitute—

a

must treat any award—

i

converted by virtue of regulation 14(2) (conversion decision that existing award qualifies for conversion), or

ii

terminated by virtue of regulation 14(2B)(a) (termination of an existing award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance where entitlement to award of income support continues), regulation 14(3) (termination of award of an employment and support allowance where that entitlement already exists) or regulation 15(2) (termination of existing awards which do not qualify for conversion),

as if that award had not been converted or terminated;

aa

must treat any entitlement to be credited with earnings terminated by virtue of regulation 14(5) or 15(3) as if it had not been terminated;

ab

must treat any entitlement to a disability premium terminated by virtue of regulations 14(2B)(b), 15(2B) or 15(6) as if it had not been terminated;

.

9

In regulation 19 (reducing the transitional addition: increases for dependent children) for paragraph (3) substitute—

3

The amount of the transitional addition shall be reduced, but not below nil, by a sum equal to the amount of the increase referred to in paragraph (1)(a) payable to T on the day before the effective date, in respect of the child or qualifying young person in relation to whom child benefit terminated.

.

10

In regulation 20(3) (reducing the transitional addition: increases for adult dependants) for “to which T was entitled” substitute “payable to T”.

11

In regulation 21 (termination of transitional addition)—

a

in paragraph (1)(b)—

i

for “paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “paragraphs (2), (3) and (4)”, and

ii

for “an employment and support allowance” substitute “an employment and support allowance which arises from section 1(2)(a) or (b) of the Act, or to a contributory allowance or to an income-related allowance”;

b

in paragraph (2), for “the termination of the person’s entitlement to an employment and support allowance” substitute “a termination of the person’s entitlement to which that provision refers”; and

c

for paragraphs (3) to (6) substitute—

3

Any termination by virtue of paragraph (1)(b) of T’s entitlement to a transitional addition under regulation 10(2)(a) (transitional addition: incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance) shall instead have effect as a suspension of that entitlement in Case 1.

4

Any termination by virtue of paragraph (1)(b) of T’s entitlement to a transitional addition under regulation 11(2)(a) (transitional addition: income support) shall instead have effect as a suspension of that entitlement in Case 1 or Case 2.

5

Case 1 is where—

a

on a subsequent claim made by T for an employment and support allowance, a period of limited capability for work is treated under regulation 145(1) or (2) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (linking rules) as a continuation of an earlier period of limited capability for work;

b

T’s entitlement to an allowance which is referred to in paragraph (1)(b) (“T’s old entitlement”) was in respect of that earlier period; and

c

in a case to which regulation 145(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations applies (12 week linking rule), it is determined, in respect of that subsequent claim, that T has, or is treated as having, limited capability for work, other than under regulation 30 of those Regulations (conditions for treating a claimant as having limited capability for work until a determination about limited capability for work has been made).

6

Case 2 is where—

a

the reason for terminating T’s entitlement to an employment and support allowance arising from section 1(2)(b) of the Act (conditions relating to financial position), or to an income-related allowance, as the case may be, was that the condition set out in paragraph 6(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to the Act (no entitlement to income-related allowance where other member of a couple engages in remunerative work) had ceased to be satisfied in T’s case;

b

the condition referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is subsequently satisfied;

c

T again becomes entitled to an allowance which is referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

d

that entitlement commences before the end of the 12 week period which begins with the date of termination of T’s old entitlement.

7

In Cases 1 and 2, the amount of the transitional addition or additions, as the case may be, to which T becomes entitled from the commencement of T’s subsequent entitlement to an allowance which is referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is to be determined by reference to the amount of the transitional addition or additions, as the case may be, to which T was entitled on the termination of T’s old entitlement, subject to any subsequent adjustment of that amount that would have been made under this Part.

.

12

In regulation 22(a) (disapplication of certain statutory provisions following conversion decision) after “30A,” insert “30C,”.

13

In Schedule 1 (modification of statutory provisions: making conversion decisions)—

a

for paragraph 1(b)(i) substitute—

i

for subsection (2), there were substituted—

2

Subject to the provisions of this Part, a notified person is entitled to an employment and support allowance if the person satisfies the basic conditions and—

a

is entitled to an existing award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance;

b

is entitled to an existing award of income support and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 unless paragraph (c) applies; or

c

is entitled to an existing award of income support by virtue of—

i

regulation 13(2)(b) or (bb) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (circumstances in which persons in relevant education may be entitled to income support), or

ii

paragraph 10 (disabled students) or 12 (deaf students) of Schedule 1B to those Regulations,

and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, with the exception of the condition in paragraph 6(1)(g).

,

;

b

after paragraph 2(c) insert—

ca

in regulation 70 (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad), in the case of a person who is entitled to an existing award of income support and who is a person to whom regulation 6(1) of the Social Security (Habitual Residence Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 applies, in paragraph (4)—

i

the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (k) were omitted, and

ii

at the end of sub-paragraph (l) there were added—

or

m

a person who is entitled to an existing award of income support where that person is a person to whom regulation 6(1) of the Social Security (Habitual Residence Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 applies.

;

and

c

in paragraph 3(a) omit “a decision on”.

14

In Schedule 2 (modification of statutory provisions: after the conversion phase)—

a

for paragraph 1(b)(i) substitute—

i

for subsection (2), there were substituted—

2

Subject to the provisions of this Part, a person is entitled to an employment and support allowance if the person satisfies the basic conditions and—

a

in accordance with Part 2 of the Existing Awards Regulations, the effect of the conversion decision that was made in relation to the person was to convert the person’s existing award or awards into a single award of an employment and support allowance;

b

that conversion decision has come into effect; and

c

where—

i

the effect of that conversion decision is that the person is entitled to an income-related allowance, or

ii

the effect of that conversion decision is that the person is entitled to a contributory allowance and the person subsequently becomes entitled to an income-related allowance,

the person also satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (conditions relating to financial position), except for the condition in paragraph 6(1)(g) in the case of a person who, before that conversion decision was made, had been entitled to an existing award of income support by virtue of regulation 13(2)(b) or (bb) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (circumstances in which persons in relevant education may be entitled to income support), or paragraph 10 (disabled students) or 12 (deaf students) of Schedule 1B to those Regulations.

, and

;

b

after paragraph 1(d) insert—

e

in section 24(1) after the definition of “entitled” there were inserted—

“the Existing Awards Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010;

;

f

in Schedule 1, in paragraph 6 after sub-paragraph (1) there were inserted—

1A

Paragraphs (1B) and (1C) apply where any person (“P”) is entitled by virtue of the Existing Awards Regulations to an employment and support allowance which is attributable to an income-related allowance.

1B

In determining for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) whether P’s income exceeds the applicable amount, the amount of any transitional addition to which P is entitled under the Existing Awards Regulations shall be disregarded.

1C

Where—

a

P ceases to satisfy the condition set out in sub-paragraph (1)(a); but

b

otherwise remains entitled to an amount by way of a transitional addition under the Existing Awards Regulations,

the condition set out in sub-paragraph (1)(a) shall be treated as satisfied in P’s case and the amount of income-related allowance to which P is entitled shall be the amount of the transitional addition.

.

;

c

in paragraph 4(i), after paragraph (1) of the modified regulation 147A insert—

1A

A person to whom this regulation applies who has made and is pursuing an appeal against a conversion decision in respect of an existing award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance shall be treated as having satisfied the conditions in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (contributory allowance: conditions relating to national insurance).

; and

d

after paragraph 5 (modification of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations) insert—

The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations5A

The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are to be read as if—

a

in regulation 1(2) (interpretation), after the definition of “the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” there were inserted—

“the Existing Awards Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010;

;

b

in regulation 3 (revision of decisions)—

i

in paragraph (1)(a), in the case of a revision of a decision to award jobseeker’s allowance made following the reinstatement of an existing award in accordance with regulation 15(5) of the Existing Awards Regulations (conversion decision that existing award does not qualify for conversion), the words “within one month of the date of notification of the original decision” were omitted,

ii

in paragraph (9), in the case of a conversion decision where there has been a change of circumstances to which regulation 12(4) of the Existing Awards Regulations (regulations 10 and 11: supplementary) applies, sub-paragraph (a) were omitted, and

iii

in paragraph (9)(a) for “in the case of an advance award under regulation 13, 13A or 13C of the Claims and Payments Regulations” there were substituted “in the cases of an advance award under regulation 13, 13A or 13C of the Claims and Payments Regulations or a conversion decision within the meaning of regulation 5(2)(a) of the Existing Awards Regulations”;

c

in regulation 6(2)(a)(i) (supersession of decisions) for “in the case of an advance award under regulation 13, 13A or 13C of the Claims and Payments Regulations or regulation 146 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” there were substituted “in the cases of an advance award under regulation 13, 13A or 13C of the Claims and Payments Regulations or regulation 146 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations or a conversion decision within the meaning of regulation 5(2)(a) of the Existing Awards Regulations”.

.

15

In Schedule 3 after “The Social Security Benefits (Maintenance Payments and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996” insert—

The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00008">
<p>
Sections 80 and 81 were repealed by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/21">2002 (c. 21)</ref>
.
<em>See</em>
Article 2 of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2003/212">S.R. 2003 No. 212</ref>
for savings provisions. Section 86A was inserted by Article 4(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00009">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1995/35">S.R. 1995 No. 35</ref>
; regulation 11(4) was amended by regulation 3(2)(a) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/601">S.R. 1996 No. 601</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00010">
<p>
Regulation 17A was inserted by regulation 3(3) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1995/149">S.R. 1995 No. 149</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00011">
<p>
Severe disablement allowance was abolished by Article 62 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1999/3147">S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)</ref>
) and section 90 was amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 8 to that Order.
<em>See</em>
Article 4 of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2000/332">S.R. 2000 No. 332 (C. 14)</ref>
for savings provisions. Increases in benefits in respect of children under section 90 were abolished by section 1(3)(e) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 and section 90 was amended by Schedule 6 to that Act.
<em>See</em>
Article 2 of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2003/212">S.R. 2003 No. 212</ref>
for savings provisions
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00012">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1994/1898">S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00013">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1987/459">S.R. 1987 No. 459</ref>
; regulation 6(4) was added by regulation 2(b)(iii) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2000/74">S.R. 2000 No. 74</ref>
and sub-paragraph (a) was omitted subject to savings by regulation 4 of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/6">S.R. 2010 No. 6</ref>
, regulation 13(2) was amended by regulation 6(2) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1991/338">S.R. 1991 No. 338</ref>
, regulation 2(3) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2006/128">S.R. 2006 No. 128</ref>
and regulation 2(4)(a) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2008/112">S.R. 2008 No. 112</ref>
, Schedule 1B was inserted by regulation 22 of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/199">S.R. 1996 No. 199</ref>
, paragraph 10 was amended by the Schedule to
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2000/241">S.R. 2000 No. 241</ref>
, paragraph 12 was substituted by regulation 2(7) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2000/242">S.R. 2000 No. 242</ref>
and regulation 13(2)(b) and (bb) and paragraphs 7(a) and (b), 10, 12 and 13 of Schedule 1B were revoked subject to savings by regulation 2 of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/418">S.R. 2009 No. 418</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00014">
<p>
Paragraph 12(1)(b) was substituted by regulation 2(12)(a)(ii) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1995/67">S.R. 1995 No. 67</ref>
and amended by regulation 2(8) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1995/367">S.R. 1995 No. 367</ref>
, regulation 3(3)(a) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/580">S.R. 2005 No. 580</ref>
and regulation 2(7)(d)(i) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/154">S.R. 2007 No. 154</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00015">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1975/113">S.R. 1975 No. 113</ref>
; regulation 8B was inserted by regulation 2(6) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/430">S.R. 1996 No. 430</ref>
and paragraph (2)(a) was substituted by regulation 2(2)(a) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/109">S.R. 2010 No. 109</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00016">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/198">S.R 1996 No. 198</ref>
; paragraph 20H was inserted by paragraph 53(4) of Schedule 2 to
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2000/350">S.R. 2000 No. 350</ref>
and amended by paragraph 20(e) of Schedule 2 to
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2003/195">S.R. 2003 No. 195</ref>
, regulation 13(12)(a) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2006/359">S.R. 2006 No. 359</ref>
and regulation 19(24)(e) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2008/286">S.R. 2008 No. 286</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00017">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1995/2705">S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)</ref>
; the definition was inserted by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1999/3147">S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)</ref>
) and amended by paragraph 131 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33">2004 (c. 33)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00018">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2004/197">S.R 2004 No. 197</ref>
; these Regulations were revoked subject to savings by regulation 8 of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2006/178">S.R. 2006 No. 178</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00019">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/162">S.R. 1999 No. 162</ref>
: relevant amending Regulations are
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/408">S.R. 1999 No. 408</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2002/189">S.R. 2002 No. 189</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2003/224">S.R. 2003 No. 224</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/46">S.R. 2005 No. 46</ref>
and
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2008/286">S.R. 2008 No. 286</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00020">
<p>
The definition of “the
<abbr title="Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/280)" xml:lang="">Employment and Support Allowance Regulations</abbr>
” was inserted by regulation 22(2)(d) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2008/286">S.R. 2008 No. 286</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00021">
<p>
Paragraph (1)(a) was substituted by regulation 2(3)(a) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2002/189">S.R. 2002 No. 189</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00022">
<p>
Paragraph (9) was substituted by regulation 3(2)(b) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1999/408">S.R. 1999 No. 408</ref>
and sub-paragraph (a) was amended by regulation 3(3) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2003/224">S.R. 2003 No. 224</ref>
and regulation 7(2)(c) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/46">S.R. 2005 No. 46</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00023">
<p>
regulation 6(2)(a)(i) was amended by regulation 3(4)(a) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2003/224">S.R. 2003 No. 224</ref>
, regulation 7(4)(a)(i) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/46">S.R. 2005 No. 46</ref>
and regulation 22(4)(a)(i) of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2008/286">S.R. 2008 No. 286</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00024">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/1996/459">S.R. 1996 No. 459</ref>
</p>
</note>
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Amendment of the
<abbr title="Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312)" xml:lang="">Existing Awards Regulations</abbr>
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<paragraph eId="regulation-2-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
The
<abbr title="Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312)" xml:lang="">Existing Awards Regulations</abbr>
are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In regulation 3 (persons to whom these Regulations apply) for “These” substitute “Regulations 4 to 22 of these”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In regulation 7 (qualifying for conversion)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the existing provision shall be numbered as paragraph (1);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in that paragraph—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-2-3-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
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<clause eId="regulation-2-3-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>after “notified person” insert “(“P”)”,</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-2-3-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>after “employment and support allowance” insert “under these Regulations”, and</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-2-3-b-iv">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>for “the person” substitute “P”; and</p>
</content>
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<p>Where P is entitled to an award of an employment and support allowance under the Act and it has been determined in respect of that entitlement that P—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e155">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has limited capability for work; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e161">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
is to be treated as having limited capability for work, other than by virtue of regulation 30 of the
<abbr title="Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/280)" xml:lang="">Employment and Support Allowance Regulations</abbr>
,
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>in relation to the conversion of P’s existing award, P is to be taken as having satisfied the condition set out in section 1(3)(a) of the Act (limited capability for work).</p>
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</content>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In regulation 8 (amount of an employment and support allowance on conversion)—</p>
</intro>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the existing provision shall be numbered as paragraph (1); and</p>
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<p>In a case to which regulation 7(2) (cases where a person is already entitled to an award of an employment and support allowance) applies, a determination that the person has, or does not have, limited capability for work-related activity made in respect of the person’s current entitlement to an award of an employment and support allowance is to be treated as having been made for the purposes of Step 1.</p>
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<p>In regulation 10 (transitional addition: incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance)—</p>
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<intro>
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<p>in the case of incapacity benefit, the weekly rate payable—</p>
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<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
under section 30B(2), (6) or (7) of the Contributions and Benefits Act
<noteRef href="#f00005" class="footnote" marker="5"/>
(incapacity benefit: rate), subject to any deduction made in accordance with section 42(3) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993
<noteRef href="#f00006" class="footnote" marker="6"/>
,
</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="d4e236">
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<content>
<p>
under section 40(5) or 41(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act
<noteRef href="#f00007" class="footnote" marker="7"/>
(long-term incapacity benefit for widows and for widowers),
</p>
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<clause eId="d4e244">
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<content>
<p>
under section 80, 81 or 86A of that Act
<noteRef href="#f00008" class="footnote" marker="8"/>
(incapacity benefit: beneficiary’s dependent children; restrictions on increase – child not living with beneficiary,
<abbr title="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</abbr>
; and increase for adult dependants),
</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="d4e255">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>
by virtue of regulation 11(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
<noteRef href="#f00009" class="footnote" marker="9"/>
(transitional awards of short-term incapacity benefit), or
</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="d4e263">
<num>v</num>
<content>
<p>
by virtue of regulation 17(1) or 17A of those Regulations
<noteRef href="#f00010" class="footnote" marker="10"/>
(transitional awards of long-term incapacity benefit or awards of incapacity benefit in cases where periods of interruption of employment and periods of incapacity for work link); or
</p>
</content>
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<inline name="AppendText">, and</inline>
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<content>
<p>
in sub-paragraph (b) for “sections 68(7) and 69(1)” substitute “sections 68(7), 69(1) and 90
<noteRef href="#f00011" class="footnote" marker="11"/>
”; and
</p>
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<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
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<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to paragraph (7), in determining the weekly rate of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance for the purposes of paragraph (5) the following amounts shall be disregarded—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e294">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any relevant deduction; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e300">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
any other deduction relating to the existing award which is made by virtue of the Contributions and Benefits Act, the Administration Act, the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994
<noteRef href="#f00012" class="footnote" marker="12"/>
or any other statutory provision which is amended by Schedule 3 to the Act or by virtue of regulations made under those statutory provisions.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e308">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>Where any of the statutory provisions referred to in paragraph (6)(b) provide for an additional amount of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance to be payable in prescribed circumstances (such as an increase for an adult dependant) but that additional amount is reduced or not payable in relation to P (such as where the dependant has earnings in excess of the standard amount of an increase), in determining the weekly rate of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, only the reduced additional amount, if any, is to be taken into account.</p>
</content>
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<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>In regulation 14 (conversion decision that existing award qualifies for conversion)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in paragraph (1) for “Paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), paragraphs (2) to (6)”;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph (2) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e335">
<num>2A</num>
<intro>
<p>Where P—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e341">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has an existing award of income support;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e347">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
would, on the effective date of P’s conversion decision, remain entitled to income support by virtue of another provision of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987
<noteRef href="#f00013" class="footnote" marker="13"/>
, were P not a person to whom regulation 6(4)(a) or 13(2)(b) or (bb) of, or paragraph 7(a) or (b), 10, 12 or 13 of Schedule 1B to, those Regulations (prescribed category of persons for the purposes of entitlement on grounds of incapacity or disability) applied; and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e355">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>notifies the Department before the effective date of P’s conversion decision that P wishes to remain entitled to income support on that date,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>paragraph (2B) applies instead of paragraphs (2) and (4).</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e363">
<num>2B</num>
<intro>
<p>Where paragraph (2A) applies, any entitlement of P to one or both of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e369">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an existing award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e375">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 12(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987
<noteRef href="#f00014" class="footnote" marker="14"/>
(additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums),
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>shall terminate immediately before the effective date of P’s conversion decision.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">; and</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>for paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e394">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In a case to which regulation 7(2) applies (cases where a person is already entitled to an award of an employment and support allowance), any entitlement of P to an award of an employment and support allowance by virtue of the Act shall terminate immediately before the effective date of P’s conversion decision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e400">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where, immediately before the effective date of the conversion decision, any relevant deduction was made from the existing award or awards, or from an award of an employment and support allowance which terminates in accordance with paragraph (3), an equivalent deduction shall be made from the award of an employment and support allowance to which P is entitled by virtue of these Regulations.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e406">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
Where, immediately before the effective date of the conversion decision, P is entitled to be credited with any earnings under regulation 8B(2)(a) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975
<noteRef href="#f00015" class="footnote" marker="15"/>
(credits for incapacity for work and limited capability for work), P shall not be entitled to be so credited under that regulation on or after that date.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e414">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e420">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph (2) applies;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e426">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>P is a member of a joint-claim couple; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e432">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
immediately before the effective date of that conversion decision that couple was entitled to a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 20H(1)(b) or (d) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
<noteRef href="#f00016" class="footnote" marker="16"/>
(additional conditions for higher pensioner and disability premium: severe disablement allowance or incapacity benefit),
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>paragraph 20H(1)(ee) of that Schedule (limited capability for work) shall be treated as satisfied in relation to that couple on the effective date of that conversion decision.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e442">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In this regulation—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e448">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>paragraphs (2) to (6) are subject to regulation 17 (changes of circumstances before the effective date); and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e454">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
“joint-claim couple” has the same meaning as in Article 3(4) of the Jobseekers Order
<noteRef href="#f00017" class="footnote" marker="17"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In regulation 15 (conversion decision that existing award does not qualify for conversion)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in paragraph (1) for “Subject to paragraph (4), paragraphs (2) and (3) apply” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (2A) and (4), paragraphs (2), (3) and (6) apply”;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph (2) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e483">
<num>2A</num>
<intro>
<p>Where P—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e489">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has an existing award of income support; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e495">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>would, on the effective date of P’s conversion decision, remain entitled to income support by virtue of another provision of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, were P not a person to whom regulation 6(4)(a) or 13(2)(b) or (bb) of, or paragraph 7(a) or (b), 10, 12 or 13 of Schedule 1B to, those Regulations (prescribed category of persons for the purposes of entitlement on grounds of incapacity or disability) applied,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>P’s existing award of income support shall only terminate under paragraph (2)(b) if P notifies the Department before the effective date of P’s conversion decision that P does not wish to remain entitled to income support on that date.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e503">
<num>2B</num>
<content>
<p>Where paragraph (2A) applies, and P’s existing award of income support does not terminate under paragraph (2)(b), any entitlement of P to a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 12(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums), shall terminate immediately before the effective date of P’s conversion decision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-7-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in paragraph (3) for “that date” substitute “the effective date of P’s conversion decision”; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-7-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>for paragraph (6) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e524">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e530">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph (2) applies; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e536">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>P is a member of a joint-claim couple,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>any entitlement of that couple to a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 20H(1)(b) or (d) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (additional conditions for higher pensioner and disability premium: severe disablement allowance or incapacity benefit) shall terminate immediately before the effective date of P’s conversion decision.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e544">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In this regulation—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e550">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>paragraphs (2), (2A), (3) and (6) are subject to regulation 17 (changes of circumstances before the effective date); and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e556">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>“joint-claim couple” has the same meaning as in Article 3(4) of the Jobseekers Order.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>In regulation 17 (changes of circumstances before the effective date)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>after “occurred before that date” insert “and which would have been relevant to the existing award or awards”; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for paragraph (a) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e583">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>must treat any award—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="d4e589">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>converted by virtue of regulation 14(2) (conversion decision that existing award qualifies for conversion), or</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="d4e595">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>terminated by virtue of regulation 14(2B)(a) (termination of an existing award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance where entitlement to award of income support continues), regulation 14(3) (termination of award of an employment and support allowance where that entitlement already exists) or regulation 15(2) (termination of existing awards which do not qualify for conversion),</p>
</content>
</clause>
<wrapUp>
<p>as if that award had not been converted or terminated;</p>
</wrapUp>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e603">
<num>aa</num>
<content>
<p>must treat any entitlement to be credited with earnings terminated by virtue of regulation 14(5) or 15(3) as if it had not been terminated;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e609">
<num>ab</num>
<content>
<p>must treat any entitlement to a disability premium terminated by virtue of regulations 14(2B)(b), 15(2B) or 15(6) as if it had not been terminated;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>In regulation 19 (reducing the transitional addition: increases for dependent children) for paragraph (3) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e624">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The amount of the transitional addition shall be reduced, but not below nil, by a sum equal to the amount of the increase referred to in paragraph (1)(a) payable to T on the day before the effective date, in respect of the child or qualifying young person in relation to whom child benefit terminated.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-10">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>In regulation 20(3) (reducing the transitional addition: increases for adult dependants) for “to which T was entitled” substitute “payable to T”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-11">
<num>11</num>
<intro>
<p>In regulation 21 (termination of transitional addition)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-11-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>in paragraph (1)(b)—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-2-11-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>for “paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “paragraphs (2), (3) and (4)”, and</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-2-11-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>for “an employment and support allowance” substitute “an employment and support allowance which arises from section 1(2)(a) or (b) of the Act, or to a contributory allowance or to an income-related allowance”;</p>
</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-11-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in paragraph (2), for “the termination of the person’s entitlement to an employment and support allowance” substitute “a termination of the person’s entitlement to which that provision refers”; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-11-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>for paragraphs (3) to (6) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e675">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Any termination by virtue of paragraph (1)(b) of T’s entitlement to a transitional addition under regulation 10(2)(a) (transitional addition: incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance) shall instead have effect as a suspension of that entitlement in Case 1.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e681">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Any termination by virtue of paragraph (1)(b) of T’s entitlement to a transitional addition under regulation 11(2)(a) (transitional addition: income support) shall instead have effect as a suspension of that entitlement in Case 1 or Case 2.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e687">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Case 1 is where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e693">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
on a subsequent claim made by T for an employment and support allowance, a period of limited capability for work is treated under regulation 145(1) or (2) of the
<abbr title="Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/280)" xml:lang="">Employment and Support Allowance Regulations</abbr>
(linking rules) as a continuation of an earlier period of limited capability for work;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e702">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>T’s entitlement to an allowance which is referred to in paragraph (1)(b) (“T’s old entitlement”) was in respect of that earlier period; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e708">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in a case to which regulation 145(1) of the
<abbr title="Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/280)" xml:lang="">Employment and Support Allowance Regulations</abbr>
applies (12 week linking rule), it is determined, in respect of that subsequent claim, that T has, or is treated as having, limited capability for work, other than under regulation 30 of those Regulations (conditions for treating a claimant as having limited capability for work until a determination about limited capability for work has been made).
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e717">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Case 2 is where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e723">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the reason for terminating T’s entitlement to an employment and support allowance arising from section 1(2)(b) of the Act (conditions relating to financial position), or to an income-related allowance, as the case may be, was that the condition set out in paragraph 6(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to the Act (no entitlement to income-related allowance where other member of a couple engages in remunerative work) had ceased to be satisfied in T’s case;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e729">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the condition referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is subsequently satisfied;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e735">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>T again becomes entitled to an allowance which is referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e741">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>that entitlement commences before the end of the 12 week period which begins with the date of termination of T’s old entitlement.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e747">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>In Cases 1 and 2, the amount of the transitional addition or additions, as the case may be, to which T becomes entitled from the commencement of T’s subsequent entitlement to an allowance which is referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is to be determined by reference to the amount of the transitional addition or additions, as the case may be, to which T was entitled on the termination of T’s old entitlement, subject to any subsequent adjustment of that amount that would have been made under this Part.</p>
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</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-12">
<num>12</num>
<content>
<p>In regulation 22(a) (disapplication of certain statutory provisions following conversion decision) after “30A,” insert “30C,”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-13">
<num>13</num>
<intro>
<p>In Schedule 1 (modification of statutory provisions: making conversion decisions)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-13-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for paragraph 1(b)(i) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<clause eId="d4e775">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>for subsection (2), there were substituted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e782">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to the provisions of this Part, a notified person is entitled to an employment and support allowance if the person satisfies the basic conditions and—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e788">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is entitled to an existing award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e794">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is entitled to an existing award of income support and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 unless paragraph (c) applies; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e800">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>is entitled to an existing award of income support by virtue of—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="d4e806">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>regulation 13(2)(b) or (bb) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (circumstances in which persons in relevant education may be entitled to income support), or</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="d4e812">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 10 (disabled students) or 12 (deaf students) of Schedule 1B to those Regulations,</p>
</content>
</clause>
<wrapUp>
<p>and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, with the exception of the condition in paragraph 6(1)(g).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">,</inline>
</p>
</content>
</clause>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-13-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph 2(c) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e831">
<num>ca</num>
<intro>
<p>
in regulation 70 (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad), in the case of a person who is entitled to an existing award of income support and who is a person to whom regulation 6(1) of the Social Security (Habitual Residence Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
<noteRef href="#f00018" class="footnote" marker="18"/>
applies, in paragraph (4)—
</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="d4e839">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (k) were omitted, and</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="d4e845">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>at the end of sub-paragraph (l) there were added—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p>or</p>
<subparagraph eId="d4e855">
<num>m</num>
<content>
<p>a person who is entitled to an existing award of income support where that person is a person to whom regulation 6(1) of the Social Security (Habitual Residence Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 applies.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText"> and</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-13-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in paragraph 3(a) omit “a decision on”.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-2-14">
<num>14</num>
<intro>
<p>In Schedule 2 (modification of statutory provisions: after the conversion phase)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-2-14-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for paragraph 1(b)(i) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<clause eId="d4e884">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>for subsection (2), there were substituted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e891">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to the provisions of this Part, a person is entitled to an employment and support allowance if the person satisfies the basic conditions and—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e897">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in accordance with Part 2 of the
<abbr title="Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312)" xml:lang="">Existing Awards Regulations</abbr>
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