Contents
- 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations
- 3 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations
- 4 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
- 5 Amendment of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations
- 6 Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations
- 7 Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations
- 8 Revocation
1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 12th December 2005.
(2)The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations#
(1)The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2)In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “liable relative” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” means the company limited by guarantee (number 5505072) and registered charity of that name established on 11th July 2005 for the purpose of (amongst other things) relieving sickness, disability or financial need of victims (including families or dependants of victims) of the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005;”
(b)in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.
(3)In regulation 51(3A)(a) (notional capital) for “or the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.
(4)In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in paragraph 39(7) for “and the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund and the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.
(5)In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 22—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1) for “or the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (7) for “and the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund and the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”; and
(b)paragraph 22A shall be omitted.
3Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations#
(1)
(2)
(a)after the definition of “claim for benefit” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “employment officer” means an officer of the Department, an officer of any other Department, or such other person as may be designated for the purposes of Article 10(1) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 by an order made by the Department;”
(b)
(3)
(4)
(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6)
(a)
(i)a parent with care cares for one child only, and
(ii)that child dies,
(b)
(7)
(a)
(b)
(8)
4Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations#
(1)The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2)In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “liable relative” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” means the company limited by guarantee (number 5505072) and registered charity of that name established on 11th July 2005 for the purpose of (amongst other things) relieving sickness, disability or financial need of victims (including families or dependants of victims) of the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005;”
(b)in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.
(3)In regulation 113(3A)(a) (notional capital) for “or the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.
(4)In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) at the end of paragraph 41(7) there shall be added “and the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.
(5)In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 27(1) after the words “Skipton Fund” there shall be inserted “, the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”; and
(b)paragraph 27A shall be omitted.
5Amendment of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations#
In regulation 2(2) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (exempted trusts and payments) after sub-paragraph (j) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—“k any payment made from the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund, the company limited by guarantee (number 5505072) and registered charity of that name established on 11th July 2005 for the purpose of (amongst other things) relieving sickness, disability or financial need of victims (including families or dependants of victims) of the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005.”
6Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations#
(1)The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition—“• “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” means the company limited by guarantee (number 5505072) and registered charity of that name established on 11th July 2005 for the purpose of (amongst other things) relieving sickness, disability or financial need of victims (including families or dependants of victims) of the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005;”
(b)in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.
(3)In Schedule 5 (income from capital)—
(a)in paragraph 15—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1) for “or the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (7) for “and the Skipton Fund” there shall be substituted “, the Skipton Fund and the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”; and
(b)paragraph 15A shall be omitted.
7Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations#
In regulation 10 of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (deductions from an award of a funeral payment)—
(a)in paragraph (2)—
(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (f) the word “or” shall be omitted, and
(ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (g) there shall be inserted—“orh the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund,”
(b)in paragraph (3) for “and “the Skipton Fund”” there shall be substituted “, “the Skipton Fund” and “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund””.
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