SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments
1.
(1)
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 M1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2)
In regulation 1 (citation and commencement)—
(a)
in the heading for “and commencement” substitute “, commencement and application”; and
(b)
“(2)
In so far as these Regulations apply to—
(a)
an employment and support allowance, they apply to that allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-related allowance;
(b)
a jobseeker's allowance, they apply to that allowance under the Jobseekers Order as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-based allowance.
(3)
These Regulations do not apply to universal credit (within the meaning of Part 2 of the 2015 Order) or personal independence payment (within the meaning of Part 5 of that Order).”.
(3)
““the 2015 Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;
“the 2016 Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016;”.
(4)
“(1)
The Department may arrange for benefit to be paid by way of direct credit transfer into a bank account or other account nominated by the person entitled to benefit or a person acting on their behalf.”.
(5)
“(2A)
Where paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the 2016 Regulations (deductions from benefit in respect of child maintenance and payment to persons with care – flat rate maintenance) applies, the Department shall not make deductions under paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Schedule, unless the amount of specified benefit (within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 2016 Regulations) is insufficient to meet the deduction under paragraph 5 of that Schedule.”.