The Department for Communities has made a Statutory Rule entitled the Welfare Supplementary Payment (Extension) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025 No. 59),which comes into operation on 20th March 2025.

The purpose of the regulations is to remove the expiry date of 31 March 2025 from each of the specified welfare mitigation schemes and insert a new expiry date of 31 March 2028. This will have the effect of continuing welfare supplementary payments for people who are affected by the Benefit Cap, the time limiting of Contributory Employment and Support Allowance, the loss or reduction of Disability Living Allowance on transition to Personal Independence Payment and any associated loss or reduction of disability-related premiums and carer payments.

Copies of the Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070 or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.

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