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These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2025.
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(1) The Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In regulation 2 (Interpretation), for the definition of “Child Funeral Fund payment” substitute—“
 Child Funeral Fund payment means—
(a) for funerals taking place on or before 30th November 2025 a one-off lump sum payment of £3,056.00, or
(b) for funerals taking place on or after 1st December 2025 a one-off lump sum payment of £3,441.00;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 28th October 2025.
(L.S.)David Tarr
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
