The Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amendment of the Income Support Regulations

33.  In Schedule 1B to the Income Support Regulations(1) (prescribed categories of person entitled to income support) in paragraph 4(a)—

(a) in head (i) “under section 64 of the Contributions and Benefits Act” shall be omitted;

(b) in head (ii) “under that section” shall be omitted;

(c) after head (ii) there shall be inserted the following head—

“(iia) the person being cared for has claimed attendance allowance in accordance with section 65(6)(a) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (claims in advance of entitlement), an award has been made in respect of that claim under section 65(6)(b) of that Act and, where the period for which the award is payable has begun, that person is in receipt of the allowance, or”;

(d) after head (iii) there shall be inserted the following head—

“(iiia) the person being cared for has claimed entitlement to the care component of a disability living allowance in accordance with regulation 13A of the Claims and Payments Regulations(2) (advance claims and awards), an award at the highest or middle rate has been made in respect of that claim and, where the period for which the award is payable has begun, that person is in receipt of the allowance, or”.

(1)

Schedule 1B was inserted by S.R. 1996 No. 199

(2)

Regulation 13A was inserted by S.R. 1992 No. 7