The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence, and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

4.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement, interpretation and application(2))—

(a) in the definition of “qualifying person”(3) after “the National Emergencies Trust” insert “, the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme”;

(b) after the definition of “vaccine damage payment”(4) insert—

““the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name established by the Ministry of Justice in 2012 under section 47 of the Crime and Security Act 2010;”.

(3) In the provisions specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c), after “the National Emergencies Trust” insert “, the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme”—

(a) regulation 110(10)(c)(5) (income treated as capital);

(b) regulation 113(3A)(a)(6) (notional capital);

(c) paragraph 27(1)(7) of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded).

(1)

Relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1998 No. 326, S.R. 2004 Nos. 213 and 389, S.R, 2005 No. 550, S.R. 2008 No. 428, S.R. 2010 No. 69, S.R. 2011 No. 357, S.R. 2016 No. 236, S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219, S.R. 2020 No. 108, S.R. 2021 No. 345 and S.R 2023 No. 97

(2)

The heading to regulation 1 was substituted by regulation 28(2)(a) of S.R. 2016 No. 236

(3)

The definition of “qualifying person” was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 2004 No. 213, regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 2005 No. 550, regulation 4(3)(a) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 10(2)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 357, regulation 3(2)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 205, regulation 3(2)(c) of S.R. 2017 No. 219, regulation 3(2)(b) of S.R. 2020 No. 108, regulation 3(2)(b) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and regulation 3(2)(c) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(4)

The definition of “vaccine damage payment” was inserted by regulation 3(2)(b) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(5)

Regulation 110(10)(c) was amended by regulation 4(5)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 428, regulation 4(3)(c) and (8)(b) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 10(7)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 357, regulation 3(3)(b) of S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219 respectively and regulation 3(4)(b) of S.R. 2020 No. 108

(6)

Regulation 113(3A) was inserted by regulation 3(1)(b) of S.R. 1998 No. 326; sub-paragraph (a) was amended by regulation 2(1) and (2)(c) of S.R. 2004 No. 389, regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2005 No. 550, regulation 4(5)(c) of S.R. 2008 No. 428, regulation 4(3)(d) and (8)(c) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 10(8)(a) of S.R. 2011 No. 357, regulation 3(3)(c) of S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219 respectively and regulation 3(5)(b) of S.R. 2020 No. 108

(7)

Paragraph 27(1) was amended by regulation 3(5) and (6)(b) of S.R. 2004 No. 213, regulation 4(5)(a) of S.R. 2005 No. 550, regulation 4(5)(g) of S.R. 2008 No. 428, regulation 4(3)(g) and (8)(f) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 10(8)(c) of S.R. 2011 No. 357, regulation 3(3)(f) of S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219 respectively and regulation 3(12)(a)(i) of S.R. 2020 No. 108