The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability-Related Premiums) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

PART 1Introduction

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

3Welfare supplementary payment

PART 2Welfare Supplementary Payment for loss of Disability-Related Premium on transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment (Income Support claimants)

5Eligibility (couples: disability premium and enhanced disability premium)

6Eligibility (couples: severe disability premium)

8Period of payment

9Effect of loss of income support

10Termination of payment on award of disability-related premium

PART 3Welfare Supplementary Payment for loss of Disability-Related Premium on transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment (Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants)

12Eligibility (couples: disability premium and enhanced disability premium)

13Eligibility (couples: severe disability premium)

14Eligibility (joint-claim couples: disability premium and enhanced disability premium)

15Eligibility (joint-claim couples: severe disability premium)

17Period of payment

18Effect of loss of jobseeker’s allowance

19Termination of payment on award of disability-related premium

PART 4Welfare Supplementary Payment for loss of Disability-Related Premium on transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment (Employment and Support Allowance claimants)

21Eligibility (couples: enhanced disability premium)

22Eligibility (couples: severe disability premium)

24Period of payment

25Effect of loss of employment and support allowance

26Termination of payment on award of disability-related premium

PART 5Welfare Supplementary Payment for loss of Disability-Related Element on transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment (Working Tax Credit claimants)

28Eligibility (joint claims: couples)

30Period of payment

31Effect of loss of working tax credit

32Termination of payment on award of disability-related element

PART 6Welfare Supplementary Payment for loss of severe disability component on transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment (State Pension Credit claimants)

34Eligibility (couples)

36Period of payment

37Effect of loss of state pension credit

38Termination of payment on award of severe disability component

PART 7Miscellaneous

39Termination of welfare supplementary payment on determination of appeal against refusal of personal independence payment

40Termination of welfare supplementary payment on change in personal independence payment

41Temporary cessation of the underlying benefit

42Temporary cessation of an underlying benefit with equivalent disability-related premium

43Termination of welfare supplementary payment where couple becomes entitled to disability-related premium

44Persons forming a couple where there are equivalent disability-related premiums

48Temporary absence from Northern Ireland

49Temporary absence from Northern Ireland to receive medical treatment

Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under Article 137(5) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 for approval

2016 No.0000

Welfare

The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability-Related Premiums) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made2016

Coming into operationJuly 2016

The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 137 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 20151 and now vested in it2.

In accordance with Article 137(5) of that Order, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.