Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20086

1

The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20087 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “main phase employment and support allowance” after “Act” insert “or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group”; and

b

after the definition of “member of Her Majesty’s forces” insert—

  • “member of the work-related activity group” means a person who has or is treated as having limited capability for work under Part 5 of these Regulations other than by virtue of regulation 30 of these Regulations;

3

In regulation 7(1B) (circumstances where the condition that the assessment phase has ended before entitlement to the support component arises does not apply)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a)(i) after “2(2) and 4(4) of the Act” insert “or the claimant was a member of the work-related activity group”; and

b

in sub-paragraph (d)(i) after “2(2) or 4(4) of the Act” insert “or the claimant was a member of the work-related activity group”.

4

In column (1) of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 (amounts)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1)(a) after “2(2) or 4(4) of the Act” insert “or who is a member of the work-related activity group”;

b

in sub-paragraph (2)(a) after “4(4) of the Act” insert “or who is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act”; and

c

in sub-paragraph (3)(c), (f) and (g) after “4(4) of the Act” insert “or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act”.