SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Provisions relating to Qualifying Young Persons) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 10th April 2006. Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 2 1 The Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 In regulation 10 (increase of benefit for person having care of child)— a in the heading , after “child” there shall be added “or qualifying young person”; b in paragraph (1) , after “children” there shall be inserted “or a qualifying young person or persons”; and c in paragraph (2)— i in sub-paragraph (a) , after “child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”, and ii in sub-paragraph (e) — aa in head (i), after “children” there shall be inserted “or a qualifying young person or persons”, and bb in head (ii), after “children” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person or persons”. 3 In regulation 11(1) (contribution to maintenance of adult dependant), after “child” (in each place where it occurs) there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”. 4 In Schedule 2 (increase of carer’s allowance for adult dependants), in paragraph 7(b) — a after “not being a child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”; and b after “children” (in each place where it occurs) there shall be inserted “or a qualifying young person or persons”. Amendment of the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 3 1 The Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 In regulation 16 (provision in relation to entitlement to child benefit for the purposes of a widowed mother’s allowance)— a in paragraph (1)— i in sub-paragraph (a) , for the words from “any person” to “a child falling” there shall be substituted “any person under the age of 20 residing with the widow shall be deemed to be”, and ii in sub-paragraph (b), “a child falling” shall be omitted; b in paragraph (2), after “any child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”; and c in paragraph (3), after “the child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”. 3 In regulation 16ZA (provision in relation to entitlement to child benefit for the purposes of a widowed parent’s allowance)— a in paragraph (1), after— i “a child” (in each place where it occurs), ii “that child”, and iii “the child” (in each place where it occurs), there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”; and b in paragraph (2), after “any child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”. 4 In regulation 16A (disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act for the purposes of widowed mother’s allowance or widowed parent’s allowance), after “child” there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”. Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) Regulations 4 1 The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit – Increases for Dependants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 In regulation 9 (increase of incapacity benefit for adult dependants and persons having the care of children)— a in the heading, after “children” there shall be added “or qualifying young persons”; and b in paragraph (1), after “a child” (in each place where it occurs), there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”. 3 In regulation 10(3) and (4) (earnings rules for increases for adult dependants), after “child” (in each place where it occurs) there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”. 4 In regulation 12(1) (contribution to maintenance of adult dependant), after “child” (in each place where it occurs) there shall be inserted “or qualifying young person”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th March 2006. John O'Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development