
2024 No. 163
Social Security
The Social Security (Genuine and Sufficient Link to the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Made 13th September 2024
Coming into operation 7th November 2024
The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 64(1), 70(4), 71(6) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and now vested in it, and Articles 5 and 82(3) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Genuine and Sufficient Link to the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on 7th November 2024.
Amendment of the Invalid Care Allowance Regulations
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In the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976 in—
(a) regulation 9A(1)(c) (persons residing in Northern Ireland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies), and
(b) regulation 9B(c) (persons residing in an EEA state or in Switzerland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies),omit “social security system”.
Amendment of the Attendance Allowance Regulations
3 
In the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 in—
(a) regulation 2A(1)(c) (persons residing in Northern Ireland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies), and
(b) regulation 2B(c) (persons residing in an EEA state or in Switzerland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies),omit “social security system”.
Amendment of the Disability Living Allowance Regulations
4 
In the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 in–
(a) regulation 2A(1)(c) (persons residing in Northern Ireland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies), and
(b) regulation 2B(c) (persons residing in an EEA state or in Switzerland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies),omit “social security system”.
Amendment of the Personal Independent Payment Regulations
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In the Personal Independence Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 in–
(a) regulation 22(c) (persons residing in Northern Ireland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies), and
(b) regulation 23(c) (persons residing in an EEA state or in Switzerland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies),omit “social security system”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 13th September 2024
(L.S.)David Tarr
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
