Legislation – The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

2 Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance, State Pension Credit, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit – definition of prisoner

3 Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance, State Pension Credit and Employment and Support Allowance – persons treated as being or not being members of the same household

4 Jobseekers Allowance – availability for employment

5 Housing Benefit – modification of the rule on whether a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as their home

6 Expiry

Signature

Explanatory note

Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance, State Pension Credit and Employment and Support Allowance – persons treated as being or not being members of the same household3.

The following provisions are to be read as if the words “on temporary release in accordance with the provisions of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953” were omitted—

(a)

regulation 16(3)(b) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198714;

(b)

regulation 78(3)(b)15 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;

(c)

regulation 5(1)(c) of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003; and

(d)

regulation 156(4)(b) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.