Citation, commencement, application and interpretationI11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and come into operation on 10th May 2023.

2

These Regulations apply in relation to an application that is made on or after the date on which these Regulations come into operation—

a

for a deduction for a fuel item under paragraph 6 (Fuel Costs) of Schedule 8A to the 1987 Regulations or paragraph 8 (Fuel Costs) of Schedule 5 to the 2016 Regulations;

b

for supersession in relation to a deduction for a fuel item that is in place under either paragraph on or after that date,

and to any decision made on such an application.

3

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1987 Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19873;

  • “the 2016 Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20164;

  • “fuel item” has the same meaning as in paragraph 6 of Schedule 8A to the 1987 Regulations or paragraph 8(8) of Schedule 5 to the 2016 Regulations;

  • “supersession” means a supersession decision under section 11 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19985.