Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations3
In regulation 45 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20165 (claimant commitment - exceptions)—
a
the existing text of regulation 45 stands as paragraph (1); and
b
after paragraph (1) insert—
2
A claimant may be entitled to an employment and support allowance without having accepted a claimant commitment if the claimant is terminally ill.