The Social Security (Housing Costs Special Arrangements) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Modification of the Income Support Regulations N.I.

9.  Schedule 3 (housing costs) to the Income Support Regulations applies in relation to a person to whom this Part applies as if—

(a) [F1 in paragraph 1(2)(1) (housing costs) the definitions of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs” were omitted;]

(b) [F1 paragraph 6 (existing housing costs) were omitted;]

(c) [F1 in paragraph 8 (new housing costs)—

(i) the reference to “new” were omitted—

(aa) in the heading, and

(bb) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (1A);

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) the reference to “39” were to “13”;

(iii) sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) were omitted;]

(d) [F1 in paragraph 9(2) (general exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 8)—

(i) in the heading “paragraph 8” were substituted for “paragraphs 6 and 8”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) “Paragraph 8” were substituted for “Paragraphs 6 and 8”;]

(e) [F1 in paragraph 10(3) (the calculation for loans) the reference to “existing housing costs, or as the case may be, new housing costs” were to “housing costs”;]

(f) in paragraph 11(4) (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—

(i) [F1 for the heading there were substituted “General provisions applying to housing costs”;]

(ii) [F1 sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) were omitted;]

(iii) in sub-paragraph (5) the reference to “£100,000” were to “£200,000”;

(g) [F1 in paragraph 13(9) (excessive housing costs) “paragraph 8” were substituted for “paragraphs 6 and 8”;]

(h) [F1 in paragraph 14 (linking rule)—

F2 (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3AA)(a)(5) the reference to “6(1) or” were omitted;

(iii) for sub-paragraph (9)(6) there were substituted—

“(9) Where sub-paragraph (8) applies, in determining for the purposes of paragraph 8(1) whether a person has been entitled to income support for a continuous period of 13 weeks or more, any week falling between the date of the termination of the previous award and the date of the new claim is to be ignored.”, and

(iv) in sub-paragraph (13)(7) the reference to “6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) or” were omitted.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 3, 4(c), 5(a)(d), 6(c), 8, 9(f)(iii), 10(b)(g)(iii), 11(f)(iii), 12) (1.4.2016) by The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/44), regs. 1(1), 5 (with reg. 6)

F2 Reg. 9(h)(i) revoked (11.4.2011) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/135), reg. 1(1), Sch.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 9 in operation at 5.1.2009, see reg. 1(3)

(1)

The definition of “existing housing costs” was amended by regulation 2(3)(a)(i) of S.R. 1995 No. 434 and by regulation 2(a)(i) of S.R. 2004 No. 461

(2)

Paragraph 9 was amended by regulation 24(6)(c) of S.R. 2003 No. 191

(3)

Paragraph 10 was substituted by regulation 2(1) of S.R. 2001 No. 406 and amended by regulation 2(b) of S.R. 2004 No. 461

(4)

Paragraph 11 was amended by regulation 2(3)(g) of S.R. 1995 No. 434

(5)

Sub-paragraph (3AA) was inserted by regulation 2(1)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 315 and amended by regulation 5(6)(b) of S.R. 2006 No. 359

(6)

Sub-paragraph (9) was amended by regulation 2(3)(i)(vi) of S.R. 1995 No. 434

(7)

Sub-paragraph (13) was inserted by regulation 6(c) of S.R. 2001 No. 78 and amended by regulation 5 of S.R. 2002 No. 128