The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Housing costs

2.—(1) In paragraph 14 of Schedule 3(1) to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2) (linking rule)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3A)(3), after “shall” there shall be inserted “, subject to sub-paragraph (3AA),”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (3A) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(3AA) Where the appropriate amount of a loan exceeds the amount specified in paragraph 11(5) (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs), sub-paragraph (3A) shall not apply except—

(a) for the purposes of paragraph 6(1) or 8(1) (existing and new housing costs), or

(b) where a person has ceased to be in receipt of income support for a period of 52 weeks or less because he or his partner is a welfare to work beneficiary.”.

(2) In paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(4) (linking rule)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (4)(5), after “shall” there shall be inserted “, subject to sub-paragraph (4A),”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(4A) Where the appropriate amount of a loan exceeds the amount specified in paragraph 10(4) (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs), sub-paragraph (4) shall not apply except—

(a) for the purposes of paragraph 6(1) or 7(1) (existing and new housing costs), or

(b) where a person has ceased to be in receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance for a period of 52 weeks or less because he or his partner is a welfare to work beneficiary.”.

(1)

Schedule 3 was substituted by Schedule 1 to S.R. 1995 No. 301

(2)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1995 No. 301, S.R. 1995 No. 434 and S.R. 1997 No. 541

(3)

Sub-paragraph (3A) was inserted by regulation 2(3)(i) of S.R. 1995 No. 434 and amended by regulation 16 of S.R. 1997 No. 541

(4)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1997 No. 541

(5)

Sub-paragraph (4) was amended by regulation 13(3)(c) of S.R. 1997 No. 541