Part IIIOther Amendments
Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations8
1
The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198724 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “voluntary organisation”25 there shall be inserted the following definition—
“welfare to work beneficiary” means a person—
- a
to whom regulation 13A(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 applies; and
- b
who again becomes incapable for work for the purposes of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act26;
3
In Schedule 2 (applicable amounts)—
a
in paragraph 1027 (higher pensioner premium) after sub-paragraph (3) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
4
In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary, references in sub-paragraphs (1)(b)(ii), (2)(b)(ii) and (3)(b) to a period of 8 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.
b
in paragraph 1228 (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums) after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
1A
In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to a period of 56 days shall be treated as a reference to a period of 52 weeks.
4
In Schedule 329 (housing costs)—
a
in paragraph 730 (transitional protection) after sub-paragraph (9) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
10
In the case of a person who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the references in sub-paragraphs (5)(c) and (7) to a period of 12 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.
b
in paragraph 1431 (linking rule) after sub-paragraph (9) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
10
In the case of a person who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the references in sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii), (1)(d) and (1)(f)(iii) to a period of 12 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.