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The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carer Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule
Publication 2016-06-29
Last updated 2025-03-20
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland
Source legislation.gov.uk
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  • (3) If the amount of welfare supplementary payment changes under paragraph (2) when the person becomes entitled to universal credit, the changed amount begins to be payable on the date on which the person becomes so entitled.
  • (4) In the case of a person who became entitled to universal credit before the coming into operation of the 2025 Regulations, the amount of welfare supplementary payment payable is whichever is the lesser of-
  • (a) the amount for the time being specified as the carer element in the table in regulation 38 of the Universal Credit Regulations; or
  • (b) the amount of welfare supplementary payment to which the person was entitled under this Part immediately before the coming into operation of the 2025 Regulations.
  • (5) Where the amount of welfare supplementary payment payable is calculated in accordance with paragraphs (2)(a) or (4)(a) the amount payable for each period referred to in regulation 6(1) is (subject to any arrangements made under that provision) calculated as follows, with A being the amount of welfare supplementary payment payable—

$A×12365×28.$

  • (6) Where the amount of welfare supplementary payment would, but for this paragraph, include a fraction of a penny, that fraction is to be disregarded if it is less than half a penny and otherwise it is to be treated as a penny.

Change in the amount of contributory benefit

Period of payment

Termination of payment on award of carer's allowance

Amount (non-universal credit cases)

Amount (universal credit cases)

9A

  • (1) This regulation applies where a person is entitled to welfare supplementary payment by virtue of regulation 3A.
  • (2) The amount of welfare supplementary payment payable is equal to the amount which was payable immediately before the person became entitled to universal credit.

Period of payment

Termination of payment on award of carer premium

Amount (non-universal credit cases)

Amount (universal credit cases)

13A

  • (1) This regulation applies where a person is entitled to welfare supplementary payment by virtue of regulation 3A.
  • (2) In the case of a person who becomes entitled to universal credit after the coming into operation of the 2025 Regulations, the amount of welfare supplementary payment payable is whichever is the lesser of—
  • (a) the amount for the time being specified as the carer element in the table in regulation 38 of the Universal Credit Regulations; or
  • (b) the amount of welfare supplementary payment which was payable under this Part immediately before the person became entitled to universal credit.
  • (3) If the amount of welfare supplementary payment changes under paragraph (2) when the person becomes entitled to universal credit, the changed amount begins to be payable on the date on which the person becomes so entitled.
  • (4) In the case of a person who became entitled to universal credit before the coming into operation of the 2025 Regulations, the amount of welfare supplementary payment payable is whichever is the lesser of—
  • (a) the amount for the time being specified as the carer element in the table in regulation 38 of the Universal Credit Regulations; or
  • (b) the amount of welfare supplementary payment to which the person was entitled under this Part immediately before the coming into operation of the 2025 Regulations.

Period of payment

Termination of payment on award of income support

Amount (non-universal credit cases)

Amount (universal credit cases)

17A

  • (1) This regulation applies where a person is entitled to welfare supplementary payment by virtue of regulation 3A.
  • (2) The amount of welfare supplementary payment payable is equal to the amount which was payable immediately before the person became entitled to universal credit.

Period of payment

Termination of payment on award of additional amount (carer)

Termination of welfare supplementary payment on award of universal credit (carer element)

21AA

  • (1) This regulation applies where a person who is entitled to a welfare supplementary payment under these Regulations becomes entitled to an award of universal credit which includes the carer’s element in respect of that person only.
  • (2) Welfare supplementary payment must cease to be paid from the date on which the person becomes entitled to that award of universal credit.

Couples: termination of welfare supplementary payment on death of carer

Termination of welfare supplementary payment on death of caree

Persons to whom welfare supplementary payments may be made

Effect of sanctions

Change in the amount of welfare supplementary payment after person forms a couple

Welfare supplementary payment (under Part 3 or 5) where a couple separates

Information sharing

Review

Disregards

Residency and presence in Northern Ireland

Temporary absence from Northern Ireland

Temporary absence from Northern Ireland to receive medical treatment

Care home residents

Hospital in-patients

Prisoners

Exceptions: care homes, hospitals and prisons

Change of circumstances: residency, care home, hospital, prison

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