http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/267/note/2021-10-18
The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
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2022-09-07
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2021-10-18
Regulations 2 and 3 of these Regulations amend respectively the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (S.R. 1987 No. 465) and the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 220) to allow the Department to pay benefit arrears in instalments where the Department considers it to be in the interest of the person entitled to the benefit and that person agrees, or as the case may be, those persons agree, to the payment of the arrears in that fashion.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Regulations 2 and 3 of these Regulations amend respectively the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (S.R. 1987 No. 465) and the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 220) to allow the Department to pay benefit arrears in instalments where the Department considers it to be in the interest of the person entitled to the benefit and that person agrees, or as the case may be, those persons agree, to the payment of the arrears in that fashion.