The Tax Credits (New Deal Pilot Consequential Amendments) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1999
These Regulations make amendments to the Family Credit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (S.R. 1987 No. 463) and the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (S.R. 1992 No. 78), which are consequential on the establishment of a pilot scheme known as “the intensive activity period of the New Deal pilot for 25 plus” (“the pilot scheme”) by the Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 474). Family credit and disability working allowance became known as working families' tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit respectively (collectively “tax credit”) on 5th October 1999. The principal effects of the amendments are to enable participants in the pilot scheme to continue to claim tax credits.