The Social Security (Treatment of Arrears of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 No. 150

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

3.  In paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) (capital to be disregarded), for head (a) substitute—

“(a) paid in order to rectify, or to compensate for—

(i) an official error as defined in regulation 1(2) of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations, or

(ii) an error on a point of law; and”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; paragraph 12(2) was added by regulation 4 of S.R. 2002 No. 295