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Citation, commencement and interpretationN.I.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 7th April 2014.

(2) In these Regulations “the Up-rating Order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2014(d).

Exceptions relating to payment of additional benefit by virtue of the Up-rating OrderN.I.

2.  Section 135(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (effect of alteration of rates of benefit under Parts II to V of the Contributions and Benefits Act) shall not apply if a question arises as to either—

(a)the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order; or

(b)whether the conditions for receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied,

until that question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 M1.

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Persons not ordinarily resident in Northern IrelandN.I.

3.  Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 M2 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Order.

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M2S.R. 1978 No. 114; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1979 No. 392, S.R. 1989 No. 373, S.R. 1990 No. 123, S.R. 1992 No. 330, S.R. 1994 No. 269, S.R. 2001 No. 108, S.R. 2005 Nos. 299 and 536 and S.R. 2010 No. 110

Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) RegulationsN.I.

4.  In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 M3 (prescribed circumstances for increase of a carer's allowance)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for “£220” substitute “ £225 ”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “£29” and “£220” substitute “ £30 ” and “ £225 ” respectively.

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M3S.R. 1977 No. 74; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1984 No. 382, S.R. 2002 No. 323 and S.R. 2013 No. 70

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) RegulationsN.I.

5.  In paragraph 4(2A) of Schedule 8A to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 M4 (deductions from benefits and direct payment to third parties) for “£23∙50”, in each place, substitute “ £23∙75 ”.

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M4S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending Regulations are S.R 1988 No. 67, S.R. 2003 No. 412 and S.R. 2013 No. 70

RevocationN.I.

6.  The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 M5 are revoked.

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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th March 2014

L.S.

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

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