Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations I18

1

The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200856 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “qualifying person”57 after “the National Emergencies Trust” insert “, the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme”;

b

after the definition of “vaccine damage payment”58 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 112(8)(a)59 (income treated as capital);

b

regulation 115(5)(a)60 (notional capital);

c

paragraph 27(1)61 and (7)62 of Schedule 9 (capital to be disregarded).