Contents
- 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2 Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations
- 3 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations
- 4 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations
- 5 Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations
- 6 Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations
1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit (Carer’s Allowance Reassessment Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 and come into operation on 16th July 2026.
(2)The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations#
After paragraph 20AA of Schedule 5 to the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (income from capital), insert—“20AB A payment to the person made by the Department as a result of a recalculation of carer’s allowance, carried out in consequence of the report of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments dated 21st July 2025.”
3Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations#
After paragraph 9A of Schedule 7 to the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (capital to be disregarded), insert—“9AA A payment to the person made by the Department as a result of a recalculation of carer’s allowance, carried out in consequence of the report of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments dated 21st July 2025.”
4Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations#
After paragraph 22A of Schedule 7 to the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (capital to be disregarded), insert—“22B A payment to the person made by the Department as a result of a recalculation of carer’s allowance, carried out in consequence of the report of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments dated 21st July 2025.”
5Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations#
After paragraph 11A of Schedule 9 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (capital to be disregarded), insert—“11B A payment to the person made by the Department as a result of a recalculation of carer’s allowance, carried out in consequence of the report of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments dated 21st July 2025.”
6Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations#
After paragraph 18ZA of Schedule 10 to the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (capital to be disregarded), insert—“18ZB A payment to the person made by the Department as a result of a recalculation of carer’s allowance, carried out in consequence of the report of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments dated 21st July 2025.”
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