Legislation – The Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

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Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and come into force on 13th March 2020.

(2)

In these Regulations—

the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;

assessment period” has the meaning in regulation 22 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 M1;

coronavirus” means COVID-19;

employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;

existing award” means an award of universal credit or employment and support allowance that exists on the date on which these regulations come into force;

isolation” in relation to a person, means the separation of that person from any other person in such a manner as to prevent infection or contamination with Coronavirus disease;

qualifying young person” has the meaning in regulation 6 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016;

universal credit” means universal credit payable under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.