Amendment to the Discretionary Support Regulations

2.  In regulation 12 of the Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1) (grant eligibility)—

(a) in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (d) add—

“(e) the grant is to provide assistance in the form of living expenses where the claimant or any member of their immediate family is diagnosed with COVID-19 or is advised to self-isolate in accordance with guidance published by the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being(2).”;

(b) in paragraph (3), for “(a) and (b)” substitute “(a), (b) and (e)”.

(1)

S.R. 2016 No. 270

(2)

Established under the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 c.1 (N.I.)