Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations
12.—(1) The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—
(a)before the definition of “claimant” there shall be inserted—
““bereavement allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 39B of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”;
(b)at the end there shall be added—
““widowed parent’s allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 39A of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”.
(3) In paragraph 3(g) of Schedule 2A(2) (date on which change of circumstances takes effect in certain cases where a claimant is in receipt of income support or a jobseeker’s allowance) after “retirement pension” there shall be inserted “, bereavement allowance, widowed parent’s allowance”.
S.R. 1999 No. 162; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 2000 No. 215
Schedule 2A was inserted by Schedule 1 to S.R. 2000 No. 215