Amendment of the Universal Credit RegulationsI18
1
The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201679 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
2
In regulation 76 (special schemes for compensation etc.)—
a
omit paragraph (1)(a)(vi);
b
in paragraph (1A)80—
i
omit sub-paragraph (c),
ii
after sub-paragraph (d) add—
e
the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation or support which is—
i
in connection with the failings of the Horizon system, or
ii
otherwise payable following the judgment in Bates and Others v Post Office Limited ((No. 3) “Common Issues”)81.
c
after paragraph (1A) insert—
1B
This regulation also applies where a person receives a payment made for the purpose of providing compensation or support in respect of the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower.
1C
This regulation also applies where a person—
a
receives a vaccine damage payment or is a person for whose benefit a vaccine damage payment is made;
b
is the partner of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) and receives a payment by or on behalf of that person which is derived from a vaccine damage payment;
c
was the partner of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) immediately before the latter’s death and receives a payment from their estate which is derived from a vaccine damage payment;
d
in a case where a vaccine damage payment is made to the personal representative of a person (“P”) who was severely disabled as a result of vaccination, the person who was P’s partner immediately before P’s death and receives a payment from P’s estate which is derived from the vaccine damage payment.
d
after paragraph (3) add—
4
In this regulation—
“the Horizon system” means any version of the computer system used by the Post Office known as Horizon, Horizon Legacy, Horizon Online or HNG-X;
“the Post Office” means Post Office Limited (registered number 02154540);
“vaccine damage payment” means a payment made under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.