The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Other payments N.I.

16.  Any payment made within the last 12 months under Part 8 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (the social fund). N.I.

17.—(1) A payment made within the past 12 months by or on behalf of an authority— N.I.

(a) under Article 18, 34C, 34D, or 35A of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 M1 , or

(b) under any other enactment in order to meet a person's welfare needs related to old age or disability, other than living expenses.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “living expenses” has the meaning in regulation 66(2).

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2); Articles 34C and 34D were inserted by section 2 of the Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(c.11 (N.I.)) and Article 35A was inserted by section 4 of that Act.

18.—(1) A payment received within the past 12 months by way of arrears of, or compensation for late payment of— N.I.

(a) universal credit,

(b) a benefit abolished by Article 39 of the Order (abolition of benefits), or

(c) a social security benefit which is not included as unearned income under regulation 66(1)(a) or (b).

(2) “Social security benefit” means a benefit under any enactment or statutory provision relating to social security in any part of the United Kingdom.

19.  A payment to a person by virtue of being a holder of the Victoria Cross or George Cross. N.I.

[F1 20.   A payment made within the past 12 months of bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) (rate of bereavement support payment) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.] N.I.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 10 para. 20 added (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending Rule) by The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/66), arts. 1(2)(b), 28(4) (with arts. 2, 3)

[F2 21.   An ex-gratia payment made by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to members of the families of the disappeared, but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of that payment. N.I.

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 10 paras. 21, 22 added (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/116), regs. 1(3), 9(19)

22.   A payment made under Article 10 of the Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.] N.I.

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 10 paras. 21, 22 added (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/116), regs. 1(3), 9(19)