Eligibility (couples: disability premium and enhanced disability premium)N.I.
12.—(1) A person (A) is entitled to welfare supplementary payment under this Part if—
(a)A is a member of a couple with another person (B),
(b)A meets the JSA entitlement condition,
(c)A meets the disability-related premium entitlement condition in respect of disability premium or enhanced disability premium,
(d)A or B meet the PIP refusal condition, and
(e)A meets the termination of disability-related premium condition.
(2) The JSA entitlement condition is that the person is in receipt of jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 on the transition date.
(3) The disability-related premium entitlement condition in respect of disability premium or enhanced disability premium is that the person is in receipt of—
(a)disability premium under paragraph 13 M1, or
(b)enhanced disability premium under paragraph 15A M2,
of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland)1996, on the transition date.
(4) The PIP refusal condition is that following a transitional assessment determination, the person is refused personal independence payment, or the component of personal independence payment, that is a condition for entitlement to disability-related premium.
(5) The termination of disability-related premium condition is that, in consequence of the PIP refusal condition, the decision of the Department to award disability-related premium is superseded by a decision to not award disability-related premium.
Marginal Citations
M1Paragraph 13 was amended by regulation 3(8)(c) of S.R. 2007 No. 154 and regulation 5(5)(c) of S.R. 2010 No. 103
M2Paragraph 15A was amended by regulation 4(c)(ii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367, regulation 3(8)(e) of S.R. 2007 No. 54, regulation 7(7)(a) of S.R. 2011 No. 135, regulation 10(10) of S.R. 2011 No. 357 and Article 17(7)(d) of S.I. 2013/3021