Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/28/made
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The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 137 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(1), and now vested in it(2).
(a)welfare supplementary payment under the Welfare Supplementary Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(3),
(b)welfare supplementary payment under the Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carer Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(4),
(c)welfare supplementary payment under the Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability-Related Premiums) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(5),
(d)welfare supplementary payment under the Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(6).
“the 1998 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(7),
“relevant social security benefit” has the same meaning as in section 115CA of the Administration Act(8).
(i)a revision of this decision under Article 10 of the 1998 Order(9),
(ii)a supersession of this decision under Article 11 of the 1998 Order(10), or
(iii)an appeal against this decision under Article 13 of the 1998 Order(11),
(3) If payment is made to a person appointed under regulation 33 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(12), then the amount recoverable is recoverable from—
(4) If payment is made to a person that A has nominated under regulation 91(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(13), then the amount recoverable is recoverable from—
(3) In this regulation “housing supplementary payment” means a payment under Article 137A of the 2015 Order(14).
(6) “Relevant personal allowance” means the amount for the time being specified in paragraph 1(1)(e) of column (2) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(15); and where 5% of that allowance is not a multiple of 5 pence, it is to be rounded up to the next higher multiple of 5 pence.
(7) A reference to contribution-based or income-based jobseeker’s allowance is to be construed in accordance with the Jobseekers Order(16).
(8) A reference to contribution-related or income-related employment support allowance is to be construed in accordance with Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(17).
(9) A reference to state pension credit is to be construed in accordance with the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(18).
(10) A reference to income support is to be construed in accordance with section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act(19).
15. In regulation 3(1), for the definition of “welfare benefit” substitute ““welfare benefit” has the same meaning as in Article 101(7) of the 2015 Order(20);”.
17. After regulation 4A(21) insert—
(i)registered under regulation 3 of the Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014(22),
4E.—(1) This regulation applies where the housing benefit to which a person is entitled ceases to be reduced in accordance with regulation 73D of the Housing Benefit Regulations(23).
“(4) In paragraph (3) “limited capability for work credit” refers to a credit under regulation 8B(1) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975(24) where paragraph (2)(a)(iva) of that regulation applies and which follows the cessation of the entitlement to contributory employment and support allowance as a consequence of section 1A of the WRA 2007(25).”.
(2) Payment may be made to a person appointed under regulation 33 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(26).”.
(a)for which the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are responsible by virtue of section 5 of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005(27), or
(b)which relates to a matter listed in Schedule 1 to that Act(28).”.
30. The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability-Related Premiums) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(29) are amended in accordance with this Part.
(a)disability premium under paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(30),
(b)disability premium under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(31), or
(c)disability premium under paragraph 20G of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(32).
(a)enhanced disability premium under paragraph 13A of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(33),
(b)enhanced disability premium under paragraph 15A of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(34),
(c)enhanced disability premium under paragraph 20IA of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(35), or
(d)enhanced disability premium under paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(36).
(a)severe disability premium under paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(37),
(b)severe disability premium under paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(38),
(c)severe disability premium under paragraph 20I of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(39),
(d)severe disability premium under paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(40), or
(e)the additional amount (in respect of the appropriate minimum guarantee) prescribed under regulation 6(4) of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(41) for persons treated as severely disabled persons.
“(2A) Paragraph (2) does not apply if the person becomes entitled to welfare supplementary payment under regulation 14 of the Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(42) consequent upon that appeal.”.
(2) Payment may be made to a person appointed under regulation 33 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(43).”.
37. The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carer Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(44) are amended in accordance with this Part.
(a)income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(45),
(b)income-related employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(46),
(c)income support under section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act(47),
(d)state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(48). ”.
(a)for which the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are responsible by virtue of section 5 of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005(49), or
(b)which relates to a matter listed in Schedule 1 to that Act(50).”.
(2) Payment may be made to a person appointed under regulation 33 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(51).”.
Severe disablement allowance (52)
(b)any pay or allowance payable to the person as a member of Her Majesty’s forces other than pay or allowances payable by the employer to the person as a special member of a reserve force (within the meaning of the Reserve Forces Act 1996(53)),
(e)guaranteed minimum pension within the meaning of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993(54),
(f)working tax credit payable under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(55), or
(6) “Child support order” means a deduction from earnings order under Part 3 of the Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(56).
(8) “Welfare overpayment notice” means a notice under regulation 18 of the Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(57).
These Regulations make further provisions for the delivery of welfare supplementary payments. These payments are designed to mitigate impacts from implementation of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 and the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 as defined in the document “A Fresh start the Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan”.
The Regulations provide for the recovery of amounts of welfare supplementary payments that have been paid in excess of entitlement. They also make amendments to the welfare supplementary payment regulations to provide for the impact of entitlement to a mitigation payment following a relevant change of circumstances.
Part 1 is technical and provides for commencement, interpretation and avoidance of retrospection.
Part 2 contains provisions for the recovery of welfare supplementary overpayments. In particular it establishes the circumstances in which an overpayment can be recovered including in cases of misrepresentation by a person or an error by the Department for Communities. Provision is made for the recovery of an overpayment from both the person entitled to a payment and any person to whom the payment has been made, including a landlord. Where recovery is necessary this will initially be achieved through deductions from welfare supplementary payments. Where this is not possible deductions will be made from social security benefits or a person’s earnings.
Part 3 makes amendments to welfare supplementary payments for the benefit cap by:
aligning welfare supplementary payments with housing benefit payments;
providing that a change of circumstances that affects entitlement will apply from the same date as the change to the housing benefit claim;
providing for payments to be made to an agent acting on behalf of a landlord;
terminating entitlement where a person is no longer entitled to housing benefit provided this occurs before they are affected by the new benefit cap level;
terminating entitlement where a person is no longer affected by the benefit cap;
making provision for entitlement to a welfare supplementary payment for the partner of a benefit claimant following the separation of a couple;
clarifying that entitlement will not be affected by benefit sanctions;
providing for information sharing with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
Part 4 makes amendments to welfare supplementary payments for contributory employment and support allowance by:
amending the definition of limited capability for work credit to specify that it only applies to people affected by the time limiting of employment and support allowance;
providing that a change of circumstances that affects entitlement will apply from the same date as the change to the employment and support allowance claim;
providing for payments to be made to an appointee acting on behalf of an entitled person;
providing for information sharing with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs.
Part 5 makes amendments to welfare supplementary payments for disability-related premiums by:
making provision for entitlement to a welfare supplementary payment for both a benefit claimant and their partner following the separation of a couple;
amending regulation 39 to provide that payment should not cease following the outcome of an appeal hearing where a welfare supplementary payment for people with a conflict-related injury is being paid;
Part 6 makes amendments to welfare supplementary payments for the loss of carer payments by:
introducing a priority order where there is entitlement to payment under more than one Part. This makes it clear under which Part a person should be paid;
providing for the recalculation of entitlement under Part 2 where there has been a change in entitlement to a contributory benefit;
providing for entitlement to cease if a caree is awarded the daily living component of personal independence payment;
providing for payment to continue for a period of 8 weeks following the death of the carer;
making provision for future entitlement to a welfare supplementary payment when a person receiving payment forms a couple;
making provision for entitlement to a welfare supplementary payment paid under Parts 3 or 5 for both a benefit claimant and their partner following the separation of a couple;
providing for information sharing with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs;
providing that where a change of circumstances, as detailed in regulations 25 to 30, occurs it will affect entitlement from the date on which the change occurs.
Part 7 makes amendments to welfare supplementary payments for the loss of disability living allowance by:
providing that where there is a change in entitlement to personal independence payment the date the change takes effect will be the effective date for changes in entitlement to welfare supplementary payment under regulations 7, 12 and 20;
providing that where a change of circumstances, as detailed in regulations 23 to 28, occurs it will affect entitlement from the date on which the change occurs.
S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I.1); Article 137 was amended by Article 18 of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1))
S.R. 2016 No. 178; as amended by S.R. 2016 No. 389
1992 c.8; section 115CA was inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 6 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4) and amended by section 1(7) and (8) of the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 17), paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14), Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), paragraph 4(11) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), paragraph 13 of Schedule 12 and paragraph 26 of Schedule 16 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5 (N.I.)) and paragraph 13 of Schedule 2, paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 and Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
Article 10 was amended by Part 7 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
Article 11 was amended by paragraph 17(a) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and by Part 7 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
Article 13 was amended by paragraphs 19 and 20 of Schedule 6 to, and Schedule 9 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671), Articles 107 and 109 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 and Article 4(2) of the Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Reviews and Appeals Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/886) and applied by section 14(6) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.21 (N.I.))