14.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 68A(2) insert—
“68B. Any bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (bereavement support payment) except any such payment which is disregarded as capital under paragraph 12(1)(e) or 57B of Schedule 7.”.
(3) In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 12(3) after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(e)bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015,” and
(b)after paragraph 57A(4) insert—
“57B. Any bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (rate of bereavement support payment), but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.”.
S.R. 1996 No.198; relevant amending instruments are S.R. 2001 No. 261, S.R. 2002 No. 295, S.R. 2003 No. 195, S.R. 2004 No. 389, S.R. 2005 No. 98, S.R. 2008 Nos. 112 and 498, S.R. 2009 No. 92 and S.I. 2013/3021
Paragraph 68A was inserted by regulation 17(9) of S.I. 2013/3021
Paragraph 12(1) was amended by regulation 2(2)(c) of S.R. 2001 No. 261, regulation 4 of S.R. 2002 No. 295, paragraph 24(a) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195, regulation 5(6) of S.R. 2005 No. 98, regulation 4(16)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 112, regulation 3(7)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 498 and regulation 4(11)(a) of S.R. 2009 No. 92
Paragraph 57A was inserted by regulation 3(5) of S.R. 2004 No. 389