PART IIMISCELLANEOUS CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Amendment of the Invalid Care Allowance Regulations8

1

The Invalid Care Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

2

In regulation 14 (application of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1974 to invalid care allowance)—

a

in the heading for the words “the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1974” there shall be substituted the words “the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 198231;”

b

for the words “the Social Security (General Benefit) regulations 1974, as amended” there shall be substituted the words “the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982”;

c

for the words “invalidity pension” there shall be substituted the words “incapacity benefit”.

3

For Schedule 1 there shall be substituted the following Schedule—

SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY (GENERAL BENEFIT) REGULATIONS 1982 APPLIED TO INVALID CARE ALLOWANCE

Regulation applied

Subject matter

(1)

(2)

2

Exceptions from disqualification for imprisonment etc.

3

Suspension of payment of benefit during imprisonment etc.

4

Interim payments by way of benefit under the Act

9

Payment of benefit and suspension of payments pending a decision on appeals or references, arrears and repayments