PART 4Welfare Supplementary Payment as a result of loss of Income Support on caree's transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment
Eligibility12
1
A person is entitled to welfare supplementary payment under this Part if the following conditions are met—
a
the income support entitlement condition,
b
the carer condition,
c
the PIP daily living component refusal condition, and
d
the termination of income support condition.
2
The income support entitlement condition is that the person is in receipt of income support under section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act M1 on the transition date.
3
The carer condition is that entitlement to income support is due to—
a
falling within a prescribed category of person under regulation 4ZA of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 M2,
b
by virtue of satisfying paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 1B to those Regulations M3 in respect of a caree.
4
The PIP daily living component refusal condition is that following a transitional assessment determination the caree is not awarded the daily living component of personal independence payment.
5
The termination of income support condition is that in consequence of the PIP daily living component refusal condition, the decision of the Department to award income support is superseded by a decision of the Department to not award income support.
Amount13
The amount of welfare supplementary payment payable is equal to the weekly rate of carer's allowance specified in paragraph 4 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act M4 on the date entitlement to income support is lost.
Period of payment14
1
Welfare supplementary payment must be paid at intervals of four weeks (or as soon as is reasonably practicable after that) in arrears.
2
The period during which welfare supplementary payment is payable commences on the day following the day on which the person's entitlement to income support terminates.
3
The period during which welfare supplementary payment is payable ends—
a
one year after the day on which it commences, or
b
F1on 31st March 2025 ,
whichever is first to occur.
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Termination of payment on award of income support15
1
Welfare supplementary payment must cease to be paid to a person from the date the person is entitled to income support on the basis that the person's entitlement to income support is due to falling within a prescribed category of person under regulation 4ZA of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987.
2
The entitlement to income support must arise out of—
a
a new claim for income support,
b
a revision under Article 10 of the 1998 Order,
c
a supersession of a previous decision under Article 11 of the 1998 Order, or
d
an appeal under Article 13 of the 1998 Order.