Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under Article 135(5) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 for approval
2020 No. 000
The Discretionary Support (Amendment) (COVID-19) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1
The Department for Communities1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 135 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 20152.
In accordance with Article 135(5) of that Order, a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Discretionary Support (Amendment) (COVID-19) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation on the day after they are approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
Amendment to the Discretionary Support Regulations2
In regulation 12 of the Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20163 (grant eligibility)—
a
in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (d) add—
e
the grant is to provide assistance in the form of living expenses where the claimant or their immediate family is diagnosed with COVID-19 or is advised to self-isolate in accordance with guidance published by the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being4.
b
in paragraph (3), for “(a) and (b)” substitute “(a), (b) and (e)”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on
(This note is not part of the Regulations)