The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations

6.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(2) omit the definition of “service user group”; and

(b) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) References in these Regulations to a claimant participating as a service user are to—

(a) a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of—

(i) a body which has a statutory duty to provide services in the field of health, social care or social housing, or

(ii) a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such services,

in their capacity as a user, potential user, carer of a user or person otherwise affected by the provision of those services; or

(b) the carer of a person consulted under sub-paragraph (a).”.

(3) In regulation 32(2)(d)(3) (earnings of employed earners) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

(4) In regulation 39(12A)(4) (notional income) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

(5) In paragraph 2A(5) of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Regulation is S.R. 2009 No. 338

(2)

The definition of “service user group” was inserted by regulation 6(2)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 338

(3)

Sub-paragraph (d) was inserted by regulation 6(3) of S.R. 2009 No. 338

(4)

Paragraph (12A) was inserted by regulation 6(4)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 338

(5)

Paragraph 2A was inserted by regulation 6(6)(a) of S.R. 2009 No. 338