1996 No. 199
The Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Made
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(1) and (2)
The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 39 of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19951 and sections 122(1)(a) and 123(1)(e) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, by this statutory rule, which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, Article 39(1) of that Order and section 123(1)(e) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 7th October 1996.
2
Regulations 2 to 32 of these Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant at the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 7th October 1996 which applies in his case and for this purpose and in regulation 27 the expressions “benefit week” and “claimant” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation).
3
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19873.
4
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19544 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations2
In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation)—
a
after the definition of “the Contributions and Benefits Act” there shall be inserted the following definition—
“the Jobseekers Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
b
the definition of “registered person” shall be omitted.
Amendment of regulation 3A of the principal Regulations3
In regulation 3A of the principal Regulations5 (permitted period)—
a
in paragraph (1)(a) “subject to paragraph (2),” shall be omitted, and
b
paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be omitted.
Insertion of regulation 4ZA in the principal Regulations4
In Part II of the principal Regulations (conditions of entitlement) there shall be inserted at the beginning the following regulation—
Prescribed categories of person4ZA
1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person to whom any paragraph of Schedule 1B applies falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 123(1)(e) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (entitlement to income support).
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply to a student during the period of study.
3
A student during the period of study falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 123(1)(e) of the Contributions and Benefits Act only if—
a
regulation 70(3)(a) applies to him;
b
paragraph 1, 2, 10, 11, 12 or 18 of Schedule 1B applies to him; or
c
any other paragraph of Schedule 1B applies to him and he has a partner who is also a student, and either he or his partner is treated as responsible for a child or young person, but this provision shall apply only for the period of the summer vacation appropriate to his course.
Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations5
In regulation 4(2)(c) of the principal Regulations (temporary absence from Northern Ireland)—
a
for heads (i) and (ii) there shall be substituted the following heads—
i
the claimant falls within one or more of the prescribed categories of person listed in Schedule 1B other than paragraphs 7, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26 or 27 of that Schedule,
ii
the claimant falls within paragraph 7 of Schedule 1B (persons incapable of work) and his absence from Northern Ireland is for the sole purpose of receiving treatment from an appropriately qualified person for the incapacity by reason of which he satisfies the conditions of that paragraph, or
b
in head (v)6 for “paragraph 5 of Schedule 1” there shall be substituted “paragraph 7 of Schedule 1B”.
Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal Regulations6
In regulation 6 of the principal Regulations (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative work) for paragraph (f)7 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
f
he is a person to whom paragraph 4 of Schedule 1B applies;
Amendment of regulation 13 of the principal Regulations7
In regulation 13(2) of the principal Regulations (circumstances in which persons in relevant education are to be entitled to income support)—
a
sub-paragraphs (f) and (g) shall be omitted, and
b
for sub-paragraph (h) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
h
is a person to whom paragraph 18 of Schedule 1B (refugees) applies.
Amendment of regulation 16 of the principal Regulations8
In regulation 16 of the principal Regulations8 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household)—
a
in paragraph (5)(a)(i), (aa)(i) and (b)(i) there shall be added at the beginning “subject to paragraph (5A),”;
b
after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
5A
Paragraph (5)(a)(i), (aa)(i) and (b)(i) shall not apply in a case where immediately before the date of claim for income support the claimant was entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance.
c
in paragraph (8) at the end there shall be added “and the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 19959”.
Amendment of regulation 17 of the principal Regulations9
In regulation 17(1) of the principal Regulations (applicable amounts) for “18 to 22” there shall be substituted “18 to 22A”.
Amendment of regulation 18 of the principal Regulations10
In regulation 18 of the principal Regulations10 (polygamous marriages)—
a
in paragraph (1)—
i
for “19 to 22” there shall be substituted “19 to 22A”, and
ii
in sub-paragraph (b) for “paragraph (1)(3)(c)” there shall be substituted “paragraph (1)(3)(d)”, and
b
in paragraph (2) for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
b
that partner is a person who—
i
had he not been a member of a polygamous marriage would have qualified for income support under regulation 4ZA11,
ii
satisfies the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), or
iii
is the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship).
Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations11
In regulation 19(1) of the principal Regulations12 (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes) for “regulation 22” there shall be substituted “regulation 22A”.
Amendment of regulation 21 of the principal Regulations12
In regulation 21(1) of the principal Regulations13 (special cases) for “regulation 22” there shall be substituted “regulation 22A”.
Insertion of regulation 22A in the principal Regulations13
After regulation 22 of the principal Regulations (reductions in applicable amounts in certain cases of actual or notional unemployment benefit disqualification) there shall be inserted the following regulation—
Reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work22A
1
Subject to paragraph (3), where a claimant falls within paragraph 25 of Schedule 1B14 (persons appealing against a decision that they are not incapable of work under the all work test), and none of the other paragraphs of that Schedule applies to him, his applicable amount shall be reduced by a sum equivalent to 20 per cent. of the following amount—
a
in the case of a person to whom regulation 17 or 18 or paragraph 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15(c)(i) or (d)(i) of Schedule 7 applies—
i
where he is a single claimant aged less than 18 or a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage where all the members, in either case, are less than 18, the amount specified in Column (2) of paragraph 1(1)(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts),
ii
where he is a single claimant aged not less than 18 but less than 25 or a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage where one member is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and the other member, or in the case of a polygamous marriage each other member, is a person under 18 who—
aa
does not qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA, or who would not so qualify if he were to make a claim;
bb
does not satisfy the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), and
cc
is not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship),
the amount specified in Column (2) of paragraph 1(1)(d) of that Schedule,
iii
where he is a single claimant aged not less than 25 or a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage (other than a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage to whom head (ii) applies) at least one of whom is aged not less than 18, the amount specified in Column (2) of paragraph 1(1)(e) of that Schedule;
b
in the case of a person to whom regulation 19 (persons in residential care homes and nursing homes) applies, the amount allowed for personal expenses for him specified in paragraph 12 of Schedule 4.
2
A reduction under paragraph (1) shall, if it is not a multiple of 5p, be rounded to the nearest such multiple or, if it is a multiple of 2·5p but not of 5p, to the next lower multiple of 5p.
3
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a claimant who is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work under the all work test where that decision was made on the first application of the test to the claimant, and the claimant was, immediately prior to 13th April 1995, either—
a
in receipt of invalidity pension under Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act as then in operation, or severe disablement allowance; or
b
incapable of work in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 as in operation on 12th April 1995 and had been so for a continuous period of 28 weeks.
Amendment of regulation 23 of the principal Regulations14
In regulation 23(4) of the principal Regulations15 (calculation of income and capital of members of claimant’s family and of a polygamous marriage)—
a
for “paragraph 1(3)(b), (e) or (f)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 1(3)(b), (c), (f) or (g)”;
b
in sub-paragraph (a) for “paragraph 1(3)(b)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 1(3)(c)”, and
c
in sub-paragraph (b) for “paragraph 1(3)(e) or (f)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 1(3)(f) or (g)”.
Amendment of regulation 31 of the principal Regulations15
In regulation 31(2) of the principal Regulations16 (date on which income is treated as paid) for “unemployment benefit” there shall be substituted “jobseeker’s allowance”.
Amendment of regulation 32 of the principal Regulations16
In regulation 32(4) of the principal Regulations17 (calculation of weekly amount of income)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a) “unemployment benefit” shall be omitted, and
b
in sub-paragraph (b) after “income support” there shall be inserted “or jobseeker’s allowance”.
Amendment of regulation 42 of the principal Regulations17
In regulation 42(2) of the principal Regulations18 (notional income) for sub-paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
c
jobseeker’s allowance;
Amendment of regulation 71 of the principal Regulations18
In regulation 71(1) of the principal Regulations19 (applicable amounts in urgent cases)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a)(i) for the words following “(polygamous marriages);” to the end there shall be substituted “and where regulation 22A20 (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work) applies, the reference in this head to 90 per cent. of the amount applicable shall be construed as a reference to 90 per cent. of the relevant amount under that regulation reduced by 20 per cent.,”, and
b
in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for the words following “all of them;” to the end there shall be substituted “and where regulation 22A (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work) applies, the reference in this head to 90 per cent. of the amount shall be construed as a reference to 90 per cent. of the relevant amount under that regulation reduced by 20 per cent.,”.
Amendment of regulation 73 of the principal Regulations19
In regulation 73(3) of the principal Regulations21 (amount of income support payable for part-weeks) for “unemployment benefit” there shall be substituted “jobseeker’s allowance”.
Amendment of regulation 75 of the principal Regulations20
In regulation 75(b), (e) and (f) of the principal Regulations (modifications in the calculation of income) for “unemployment benefit” in each place where those words occur there shall be substituted “jobseeker’s allowance”.
Amendment of regulation 76 of the principal Regulations21
In regulation 76(a) of the principal Regulations (reduction in certain cases) for the words from the beginning of the paragraph to “applies” there shall be substituted “in the case of a claimant to whom regulation 22A (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work) applies”.
Insertion of Schedule 1B in the principal Regulations22
Immediately before Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (applicable amounts) there shall be inserted as Schedule 1B the Schedule set out in Schedule 1.
Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations23
Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations22 (applicable amounts) shall be amended in accordance with Schedule 2.
Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations24
In Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations23 (housing costs)—
a
in paragraph 8(2) (new housing costs) for head (a) there shall be substituted the following head—
a
is a person to whom paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 1B (persons caring for another person) applies;
b
in paragraph 14 (linking rule)—
i
in sub-paragraph (5)(a) after “unemployment benefit,” there shall be inserted “a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance,”;
ii
in sub-paragraph (5A)24 for “paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 applies (persons with caring responsibilities not required to be available for employment)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 1B (persons caring for another person) applies”, and
iii
in sub-paragraph (5B) for head (b) there shall be substituted the following head—
b
is a student, other than one who would qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA(3) (prescribed categories of person);
Amendment of Schedules 3A and 3B to the principal Regulations25
Amendment of Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations26
In Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations (capital to be disregarded) in paragraph 7(b) after “an income-related benefit or” there shall be inserted “an income-based jobseeker’s allowance,”.
Transitional provisions27
1
Where on 6th October 1996 or at any time during the 8 weeks immediately preceding that date paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations27 (persons caring for another person) as in operation on that date applied to a claimant, or would have applied to him if he had made a claim for income support, the claimant shall be treated for the purposes of paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 1B to the principal Regulations as if, throughout the period that paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 applied or would have applied to him, paragraph 4 of Schedule 1B had applied or would have applied to him.
2
Where on 6th October 1996 paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations28 (persons incapable of work) as in operation on that date applied to a claimant, the claimant shall be treated for the purposes of regulation 4(2)(c)(v) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 1B to, the principal Regulations as if, throughout the period that paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 applied to him, paragraph 7 of Schedule 1B had applied to him.
3
Where—
a
a determination of the amount of a person’s benefit has been made in a case to which regulation 4(5) of the Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199529 as originally made had effect (amendments consequential on the coming into operation of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994: transitional provisions with respect to Income Support); and
b
regulation 22A(1) of the principal Regulations (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work) shall not apply to that person.
Revocations28
The regulations specified in Column (1) of Schedule 3 to these Regulations are revoked to the extent specified in Column (3) of that Schedule.
Amendment of the Income Support (Transitional) Regulations29
1
The Income Support (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198732 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
In regulation 2 (interpretation) at the end there shall be added the following paragraph—
2
In these Regulations the expressions “transitional addition” and “special transitional addition” include any amount payable by virtue of regulation 87(1) of the Jobseekers Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
3
In regulation 2A33 (permitted period)—
a
in paragraph (1)(a) “subject to paragraph (2),” shall be omitted, and
b
paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be omitted.
Amendment of the Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations30
In regulation 22 of the Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199134 (permitted period)—
a
in paragraph (1)(a) “subject to paragraph (2),” shall be omitted; and
b
paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be omitted.
Amendment of the Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations31
In regulation 6 of the Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199135 (definition of “permitted period”)—
a
in paragraph (1) “subject to paragraph (2),” shall be omitted; and
b
paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be omitted.
Continuity with jobseeker’s allowance32
In determining whether a person is entitled to income support, or whether any amount is applicable or payable, entitlement to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance shall be treated as entitlement to income support for the purposes of any requirement that a person is or has been entitled to income support for any period of time.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
SCHEDULE 1Schedule to be inserted before Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations
SCHEDULE 1BPrescribed Categories of Person
Lone parents1
A person who is a lone parent and responsible for a child who is a member of his household.
Single persons looking after foster children2
A single claimant or a lone parent with whom a child is boarded out by a Health and Social Services Board or an HSS trust or a voluntary organisation within the meaning of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 199536.
Persons temporarily looking after another person3
A person who is—
a
looking after a child because the parent of that child or the person who usually looks after him is ill or is temporarily absent from his home; or
b
looking after a member of his family who is temporarily ill.
Persons caring for another person
4
A person (the carer)—
a
who is regularly and substantially engaged in caring for another person if—
i
the person being cared for is in receipt of attendance allowance under section 64 of the Contributions and Benefits Act or the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act,
ii
the person being cared for has claimed attendance allowance under that section but only for the period up to the date of determination of that claim, or the period of 26 weeks from the date of that claim, whichever date is the earlier, or
iii
the person being cared for has claimed entitlement to a disability living allowance but only for the period up to the date of determination of that claim, or the period of 26 weeks from the date of that claim, whichever date is the earlier; or
b
who is engaged in caring for another person and who is in receipt of an invalid care allowance.
5
A person to whom paragraph 4 applied, but only for a period of 8 weeks from the date on which that paragraph ceased to apply to him.
6
A person who, had he previously made a claim for income support, would have fulfilled the conditions of paragraph 4, but only for a period of 8 weeks from the date on which he ceased to fulfil those conditions.
Persons incapable of work7
A person who—
a
is incapable of work in accordance with the provisions of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act37 and the regulations made thereunder (incapacity for work);
b
is treated as incapable of work by virtue of regulations made under section 167D of that Act38 (persons to be treated as incapable or capable of work);
c
is treated as capable of work by virtue of regulations made under section 167E(1) of that Act (disqualification etc); or
d
is entitled to statutory sick pay.
Disabled workers8
A person to whom regulation 6(a) (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative work) applies.
Persons in employment living in residential care homes, nursing homes or residential accommodation9
A person to whom regulation 6(g) applies.
Disabled students
10
A person who is a student and—
a
whose applicable amount includes the disability premium or severe disability premium; or
b
who has satisfied the provisions of paragraph 7 for a continuous period of not less than 196 days, and for this purpose any 2 or more separate periods separated by a break of not more than 56 days shall be treated as one continuous period.
11
A person who is a student and who—
a
immediately before 1st September 1990 was in receipt of income support by virtue of paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 as then in operation; or
b
on or after that date makes a claim for income support and at a time during the period of 18 months immediately preceding the date of that claim was in receipt of income support either by virtue of that paragraph or regulation 13(2)(b),
but this paragraph shall not apply where for a continuous period of 18 months or more the person has not been in receipt of income support.
Deaf Students12
A person who is a student in respect of whom—
a
a supplementary requirement has been determined under paragraph 10 of Schedule 7 to the Students Awards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199539;
b
a payment has been made under Article 50(3) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 198640, or
c
a supplementary requirement has been determined under paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 199541 or an allowance or, as the case may be, bursary has been granted which includes a sum under paragraph (1)(d) of regulation 6 of the Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 199142 or, as the case may be, the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 199543 in respect of expenses incurred, or a payment has been made under section 2 of the Education Act 196244,
on account of his disability by reason of deafness.
Blind persons13
A person who is a blind person registered with a Health and Social Services Board, established under Article 16 of the 1972 Order, but a person who has ceased to be registered as blind on regaining his eyesight shall nevertheless be treated as so registered for a period of 28 weeks following the date on which he ceased to be so registered.
Pregnancy14
A woman who—
a
is incapable of work by reason of pregnancy; or
b
is or has been pregnant but only for the period commencing 11 weeks before her expected week of confinement and ending 7 weeks after the date on which her pregnancy ends.
Persons in education15
A person to whom any provision of regulation 13(2)(a) to (e) (persons receiving relevant education who are parents, severely handicapped persons, orphans and persons estranged from their parents or guardian) applies.
Certain persons aged 50 who have not been in remunerative work for 10 years16
1
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person who on 6th October 1996 or at any time during the 8 weeks immediately preceding that date satisfied the conditions of paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 (persons aged not less than 50 who had not been in remunerative work during the previous 10 years) as in operation on that date.
2
If a person to whom sub-paragraph (1) applies ceases to be entitled to income support, and subsequently makes a further claim for income support, this paragraph shall continue to apply to him only if—
a
the further claim for income support is made within 8 weeks of the date he ceased to be so entitled; and
b
he has not been in remunerative work since he ceased to be so entitled.
Persons aged 60 or over17
A person aged not less than 60.
Refugees18
A person who is a refugee within the definition in Article 1 of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 195145 as extended by Article 1(2) of the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31st January 196746 and who—
a
is attending for more than 15 hours a week a course for the purpose of learning English so that he may obtain employment; and
b
on the date on which that course commenced, had been in Northern Ireland for not more than 12 months,
but only for a period not exceeding 9 months.
Persons required to attend court19
A person who is required to attend court as a justice of the peace, a party to any proceedings, a witness or a juror.
Persons affected by a trade dispute20
A person to whom section 125 of the Contributions and Benefits Act47 (trade disputes) applies or in respect of whom section 123(1) of that Act (conditions of entitlement to income support) has effect as modified by section 126(b) of that Act (effect of return to work).
Persons from abroad21
A person to whom regulation 70(3) (applicable amount of certain persons from abroad) applies.
Persons in custody22
A person remanded in, or committed in, custody for trial or for sentencing.
Member of couple looking after children while other member temporarily abroad23
A person who is a member of a couple and who is treated as responsible for a child who is a member of his household where the other member of that couple is temporarily not present in the United Kingdom.
Persons appealing against a decision that they are not incapable of work
24
A person—
a
in respect of whom it has been determined for the purposes of section 167B of the Contributions and Benefits Act48 (the own occupation test) that he is not incapable of work;
b
whose medical practitioner continues to supply evidence of his incapacity for work in accordance with regulation 2 of the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 197649 (evidence of incapacity for work); and
c
who has made and is pursuing an appeal against the determination that he is not so incapable,
but only for the period prior to the determination of his appeal.
25
A person—
a
in respect of whom it has been determined for the purposes of section 167C of the Contributions and Benefits Act (the all work test) that he is not incapable of work; and
b
who has made and is pursuing an appeal against the determination that he is not so incapable,
but only for the period prior to the determination of his appeal.
26
A person who on 6th October 1996 was not required to be available for employment by virtue of regulation 8(2) (persons appealing against decisions that they are not incapable of work) as modified by the savings provision in regulation 5(1) or (3) of the Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199550, but only for the period prior to the determination of his appeal.
27
A person who on 6th October 1996 was not required to register for employment by virtue of regulation 11(2) (persons appealing against decisions that they are not incapable of work) as modified by the savings provision in regulation 5(2) or (3) of the Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, but only for the period prior to the determination of his appeal.
28
A person who is engaged in training, and for this purpose “training” means training for which persons aged under 18 are eligible and for which persons aged 18 to 24 may be eligible provided in Northern Ireland directly or indirectly by a Training Organisation pursuant to its arrangement with the Department of Economic Development (whether that agreement is known as an Operating Agreement or by any other name).
SCHEDULE 2Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations
1
Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (applicable amounts) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 4.
2
In paragraph 1(1) and (2)51 in Column (1) for head (b) there shall be substituted the following head—
b
less than 18 who falls within any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1A;
3
In paragraph 1 for sub-paragraph (3)52 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
3
Couple—
a
where both members are aged less than 18 and—
i
at least one of them is treated as responsible for a child,
ii
had they not been members of a couple, each would have qualified for income support under regulation 4ZA,
iii
the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), or
iv
there is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship);
3
a
£57·20
b
where both members are aged less than 18 and head (a) does not apply but one member of the couple falls within any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1A;
b
£37·90
c
where both members are aged less than 18 and heads (a) and (b) do not apply;
c
£28·85
d
where both members are aged not less than 18;
d
£75·20
e
where one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who—
i
qualifies for income support under regulation 4ZA, or who would so qualify if he were not a member of a couple,
ii
satisfies the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), or
iii
is the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship);
e
£75·20
f
where the claimant is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and his partner is a person under 18 who—
i
would not qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA if he were not a member of a couple,
ii
does not satisfy the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), and
iii
is not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship);
f
£37·90
g
where the claimant is aged not less than 25 and his partner is a person under 18 who—
i
would not qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA if he were not a member of a couple,
ii
does not satisfy the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), and
iii
is not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of the Jobseekers Order (persons under 18: severe hardship).
g
£47·90
4
After paragraph 1 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
1A
1
The circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 are that—
a
the person has no parents nor any person acting in the place of his parents;
b
the person—
i
is not living with his parents nor any person acting in the place of his parents, and
ii
was in the care of the Department under a relevant enactment and whilst in that care was not living with his parents or any close relative, or was in custody in any institution to which the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 or the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 196853 applied, immediately before he attained the age of 16;
c
the person is in accommodation which is other than his parental home, and which is other than the home of a person acting in the place of his parents, and entered that accommodation—
i
as part of a programme of rehabilitation or resettlement, that programme being under the guidance of the Department, any other government department or the probation and after-care service,
ii
in order to avoid physical or sexual abuse, or
iii
because of a mental or physical handicap or illness and needs such accommodation because of his handicap or illness;
d
the person is living away from his parents and any person who is acting in the place of his parents in a case where his parents are or, as the case may be, that person is, unable financially to support him and his parents are, or that person is—
i
chronically sick or mentally or physically disabled,
ii
detained in custody pending trial or sentence upon conviction or under sentence imposed by a court, or
iii
prohibited from entering or re-entering Northern Ireland; or
e
the person of necessity has to live away from his parents and any person acting in the place of his parents because—
i
he is estranged from his parents and that person,
ii
he is in physical or moral danger, or
iii
there is a serious risk to his physical or mental health.
2
In this paragraph—
a
“chronically sick or mentally or physically disabled” has the same meaning it has in regulation 13(3)(b) (circumstances in which persons in relevant education are to be entitled to income support);
b
any reference to a person acting in place of a person’s parents includes a reference to the Department, any other government department or voluntary organisation where the person is in their care under a relevant enactment, or to a person with whom the person is boarded out by the Department or voluntary organisation whether or not any payment is made by them.
SCHEDULE 3Revocations
Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) |
|---|---|---|
Citation | Reference | Extent of Revocation |
The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 | Regulations 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11, 13A and 22, and Schedules 1 and 1A | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 | Regulations 6, 7, 11 and 29 | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 The Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 The Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 | Regulations 2(a), 4, 7, 8 and the Schedule Regulation 17 Regulation 14 | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 | Schedule 1, paragraph 6 | |
The Family Credit and Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 | Regulations 6 and 10 | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 | Regulation 3 | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 | Regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7 | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 The Social Security Benefits (Student Loans and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 The Income-Related Benefits (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 | Regulations 9, 13 and 14 Regulation 4(3) and (8) Regulation 4(2) and (3) | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 | Regulations 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 10 | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 | Regulations 11 and 12 | |
The Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 | Regulation 10(3) | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 | Regulations 2(b) and 4 | |
The Income Support (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 | The whole of the Regulations | |
The Social Security Benefits (Amendments Consequential Upon the Introduction of Community Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 | Schedule 2, paragraph 6(7) | |
The Income-Related Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 | Regulation 4(7) | |
The Health and Social Services Trusts (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 | Schedule 12, paragraph 1(d) and (i) Regulation 2(3), (4), (5), (6) and (11) | |
The Income-Related Benefits and Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 | Regulation 2(7) |
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)