The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Transitional protection in relation to the Jobseekers Order

5.  In relation to a person who—

(a)is entitled to an existing award; or

(b)would be entitled to an existing award if that person made a claim described in regulation 2(2),

the Jobseekers Order shall continue to have effect as if paragraphs 6(2)(b), (3) and (6) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 had not come into operation.