
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2020.
2 
In the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, in regulation 9 (amount of funeral payment)—
(a) in paragraph (3)(g) for “£700” substitute “£1000”; and
(b) in paragraph (10)(b) for “£700 substitute “£1000”.
3 
The amendments made by regulation 2 only apply to claims in respect of a death that occurs on or after 8th April 2020.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 07th April 2020
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
