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The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) (Social Sector Size Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

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9.—(1) This regulation applies where there is a change of circumstances which—

(a)affects a person’s entitlement to universal credit; and

(b)in consequence, affects an entitlement to a welfare supplementary payment.

(2) The person must, where it is reasonable to expect the person to do so, inform the Department of the change of circumstances.

(3) For, the purposes of paragraph (2), it is reasonable to expect the person to do so if failure to inform would constitute an offence under sections 105A(1A) to (1G) and 106(1A) to (1F) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (offences relating to obtaining benefits).

(4) For the purposes of calculating the person’s entitlement to welfare supplementary payment, the date to be used is the effective date determined in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Decisions and Appeals Regulations.

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I1Reg. 9 in operation at 20.3.2025, see reg. 1(2)

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