The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
These Regulations amend regulation 2 of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the principal Regulations”), which relate to the introduction of employment and support allowance. Regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations sets out the general rule that a claim for incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or income support on the grounds of disability in respect of a period beginning on or after 27 October 2008 is to be treated as a claim for an employment and support allowance. Regulation 2(2) of the principal Regulations lists exceptions to this general rule.