The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carer Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
PART 1Introduction
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Welfare supplementary payments
PART 2Welfare Supplementary Payment as a result of loss of Carer's Allowance on caree's transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment
4Eligibility
5Amount
5AChange in the amount of contributory benefit
6Period of payment
7Termination of payment on award of carer's allowance
PART 3Welfare Supplementary Payment as a result of loss of Carer Premium on caree's transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment
8Eligibility
9Amount
10Period of payment
11Termination of payment on award of carer premium
PART 4Welfare Supplementary Payment as a result of loss of Income Support on caree's transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment
12Eligibility
13Amount
14Period of payment
15Termination of payment on award of income support
PART 5Welfare Supplementary Payment following loss of the Additional Amount (Carer) of State Pension Credit on caree's transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment
16Eligibility
17Amount
18Period of payment
19Termination of payment on award of additional amount (carer)
PART 6General
20Termination of welfare supplementary payment if caree ceases to receive welfare supplementary payment for loss of disability living allowance
21Termination of welfare supplementary payment if caree no longer entitled to personal independence payment
21ATermination of welfare supplementary payment if caree awarded daily living component of personal independence payment
21BCouples: termination of welfare supplementary payment on death of carer
22Termination of welfare supplementary payment on death of caree
22APersons to whom welfare supplementary payments may be made
22BEffect of sanctions
22CChange in the amount of welfare supplementary payment after person forms a couple
22DWelfare supplementary payment (under Part 3 or 5) where a couple separates
22EInformation sharing
23Review
24Disregards
25Residency and presence in Northern Ireland
26Temporary absence from Northern Ireland
27Temporary absence from Northern Ireland to receive medical treatment
28Care home residents
29Hospital in-patients
30Prisoners
31Exceptions: care homes, hospitals and prisons
32Change of circumstances: residency, care home, hospital, prison

2016 No. 253

Welfare

The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carer Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

Coming into operation

The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 137 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 M1 and now vested in it M2.

In accordance with Article 137(5) of that Order, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M2

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))