Service User amendments2

1

This regulation applies to the following provisions—

a

regulation 2(1B) (interpretation) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198710;

b

regulation 1(2G) (citation, commencement and interpretation) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199611;

c

regulation 1(3A) (citation, commencement and interpretation) of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200312;

d

regulation 2(4A) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200613;

e

regulation 2(5A) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200614; and

f

regulation 2(8) (interpretation) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200815.

2

Each of the provisions specified in paragraph (1) (which define when a claimant is participating as a service user) are amended as follows—

a

after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

ab

a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of—

i

the Department in relation to any of the Department’s functions in the field of social security or child support or under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 195016 (general functions of the Department as to employment and training for employment), or

ii

a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such functions,

in their capacity as a person affected or potentially affected by the exercise of those functions or the carer of such a person; or

b

in sub-paragraph (b) for “sub-paragraph (a)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (a) or (ab)”.