The Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Definition of “benefit” N.I.

3.—(1) In this Part “benefit” means any of the following—

(a) universal credit;

(b) employment and support allowance;

(c) income support;

(d) jobseeker’s allowance;

(e) state pension credit;

(f) benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act except attendance allowance, disability living allowance and guardian’s allowance;

(g) a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(1).

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)—

“employment and support allowance” means an allowance under—

(a)

Part 1 of the 2007 Act as amended by Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order (to remove references to an income-related allowance); and

(b)

Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order;

“jobseeker’s allowance” means an allowance under—

(c)

the Jobseekers Order as amended by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order (to remove references to an income-based allowance); and

(d)

the Jobseekers Order as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3(1)(a) in operation at 27.9.2017, see reg. 1(3)(c)

I2 Reg. 3(1)(b)-(g) in operation at 28.11.2016, see reg. 1(2)(b)

I3 Reg. 3(2) in operation at 27.9.2017, see reg. 1(3)(d)

(1)

2015 c. 5 (N.I.).