Other Notices
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ACT 1992
THE SOCIAL FUND FUNERAL EXPENSES PAYMENT (CORONAVIRUS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2020
The Department for Communities has made a Statutory Rule entitled The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020 No. 62), which comes into operation on 08 April 2020.
These Regulations amend the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 506) to increase the amount paid for funeral expenses additional to those listed in the Regulations from £700 to £1,000 for deaths which occur on or after 8th April 2020.
Copies of the Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 522 or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.