Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations9

1

The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198733 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “the benefits Acts”34 for “Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015” substitute “Parts 1 and 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015”.

3

In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 72A35 insert—

72B

Any bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (bereavement support payment) except any such payment which is disregarded as capital under paragraph 7(1)(ba) or 65 of Schedule 10.

4

In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)—

a

in paragraph 7(1)36 after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

ba

bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pension Act (Northern Ireland) 2015,

b

after paragraph 64A37 insert—

65

Any 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) 201738, but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.