The Social Security (Housing Benefit, State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

5.  In Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) (housing costs) –

(a) in paragraph 3(11)(c) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home) for sub-head (i)(2) there shall be substituted the following sub-head –

“(i) required, as a condition of bail, to reside in a dwelling, other than the dwelling he occupies as his home; or;”;

(b) in paragraph 17 (non-dependant deductions) –

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), for heads (a) to (c)(3) there shall be substituted the following heads –

“(a) in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over who is engaged in any remunerative work, £47·75;

(b) in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over to whom head (a) does not apply, £7·40.”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (7) –

(aa) at the end of head (g)(4) there shall be inserted “or”;

(bb) after head (g) there shall be added the following head –

“(h) if he is in receipt of state pension credit.”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1996 No. 358, S.R. 2003 Nos. 191 and 261 and S.R. 2004 No. 82

(2)

Sub-head (i) was substituted by regulation 29(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 358

(3)

Heads (a) to (c) were substituted by regulation 32(c) of S.R. 2003 No. 191 and amended by Article 22(7)(a) of S.R. 2004 No. 82

(4)

Head (g) was amended by regulation 5(4) of S.R. 2003 No. 261