The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

1A

For the purposes of regulation 10(1)(a), arrears of the following benefits payable to the deceased as at the date of death are excluded from the assets of the deceased—

a

attendance allowance under Part 3 of the Act;

b

bereavement allowance under Part 2 of the Act;

c

carer’s allowance under Part 3 of the Act;

d

child benefit under Part 9 of the Act;

e

child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 20026;

f

disability living allowance under Part 3 of the Act;

g

employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act;

h

exceptionally severe disablement allowance under Part 5 of the Act;

i

guardian’s allowance under Part 3 of the Act;

j

housing benefit under Part 7 of the Act;

k

incapacity benefit under Part 2 of the Act;

l

income support under Part 7 of the Act;

m

industrial death benefit under Part 5 of the Act;

n

industrial injuries disablement benefit under Part 5 of the Act;

o

jobseeker’s allowance under the 1995 Order;

p

maternity allowance under Part 2 of the Act;

q

reduced earnings allowance under Part 5 of the Act;

r

severe disablement allowance under Part 3 of the Act;

s

state pension credit under section 1 of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20027;

t

state retirement pension under Parts 2 or 3 of the Act;

u

war disablement pension under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 20038 in respect of the death or disablement of any person;

v

war widow’s pension under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the death or disablement of any person;

w

war widower’s pension under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the death or disablement of any person;

x

widowed mother’s allowance under Part 2 of the Act;

y

widowed parent’s allowance under Part 2 of the Act;

z

widow’s pension under Part 2 of the Act;

aa

winter fuel payment under Part 8 of the Act;

bb

working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002.