http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/270/schedule/3/paragraph/20

The Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

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WELFARE REFORM

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2020-06-14

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2020-04-22

These Regulations, which are made under articles 135 & 136 (5) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, provide for the establishment of a discretionary support fund to be administered by the Department, to provide emergency loans and grants to claimants who find themselves in extreme, exceptional or crisis circumstances which present a significant risk to the health, safety or well-being of the claimant or a member of the claimant's family.