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The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

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Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

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3.—(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “member of Her Majesty’s forces” insert—

““member of the work-related activity group” means a claimant who has or is treated as having limited capability for work under either—

(a)

Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 other than by virtue of regulation 30 of those regulations; or

(b)

Part 4 of these Regulations other than by virtue of regulation 26;”.

(3) In regulation 7 (circumstances where the condition that the assessment phase has ended before entitlement to the support component or the work-related activity component arises does not apply)—

(a)in the heading omit “or the work-related activity component”;

(b)in paragraph (1) omit “and (3)(a)”;

(c)in paragraph (3)(a)(i) omit “or 2(3)” and after “of the Act)” insert “or they are a member of the work-related activity group”; and

(d)in paragraph (3)(d)(i) omit “or (3)” and after “of the Act)” insert “or they are a member of the work-related activity group”.

(4) In regulation 62 (prescribed amounts)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) omit “or (3)”; and

(b)for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Subject to regulation 63 the amount of the support component is £36.20.”.

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