Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.16) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment â Ancillary Provisions) Regulations 2020.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 16) (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment – Ancillary Provisions) Regulations 2020.
(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2020 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2020.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations–
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paragraphs: These Regulations commence on 5 August 2020.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended–
(a) in article 182(b), by the insertion of “covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment,” after “jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),”,
(b) in article 186(8)(a), by the insertion of “covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment,” after “jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed),”,
(c) by the insertion of the following article after article 191:
“Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment.
191A.(1) In the case of a decision made in accordance with section 300(2B) to approve a claim for Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment, the Minister shall be deemed to have fulfilled the requirements of article 191.
(2) In the case of a decision by a deciding officer in accordance with section 300(2C) not to approve a claim for Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment, or to award a rate lower than the maximum band, the Minister shall, as soon as may be after the decision is made, cause a memorandum of –
(a) the decision, and
(b) the reasons for the said decision,
to issue to the claimant.”,
and
(d) by the insertion of the following article after 223E:
“Payment of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment with other social welfare payments.
223F. (1) Notwithstanding section 247(1) or (2), where, a person is entitled to, a payment under Chapter 12B of the Act and any payment specified in sub-article (2) would be payable to or in respect of a person, both such payments may be paid to or in respect of that person in respect of that period, if the person meets the eligibility conditions of both payments.
(2) The following payments are specified for the purposes of this article –
(a) partial capacity benefit;
(b) health and safety benefit;
(c) disablement benefit;
(d) carer’s benefit;
(e) widow’s (contributory) pension;
(f) widower’s (contributory) pension;
(g) surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension;
(h) guardian’s payment (contributory);
(i) jobseeker’s allowance payable in accordance with section 148A of the Principal Act;
(j) blind pension;
(k) widow’s (non-contributory) pension;
(l) widower’s (non-contributory) pension;
(m) surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension;
(n) guardian’s payment (non-contributory);
(o) one-parent family payment;
(p) a relevant payment within the meaning of paragraphs (a) or (b) of section 178(1) of the Principal Act;
(q) carer’s allowance;
(r) disability allowance;
(s) child benefit;
(t) working family payment;
(u) back to work family dividend;
(v) daily expenses allowance as defined in the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 230 of 2018 ).”.