Calculation of requirements
15.—(1) A claimant’s requirements must be calculated as being the amount referred to in sub-paragraph (a) less, where applicable, the amount referred to in sub-paragraph (b), as follows –
(a)the amount which represents the aggregate of the weekly applicable amount which would apply to him, including that in respect of any other member of his family, in connection with a claim for income support as specified by the Income Support Regulations, but subject to the modifications referred to in paragraph (2), and
(b)the amount which represents the aggregate of the weekly amount of any housing benefit to which the claimant or any member of his family is entitled under the provisions of Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1).
(2) The provisions of the Income Support Regulations apply and those provisions specified in column 1 of Table B in Schedule 1 shall be applied in accordance with the modifications specified in the corresponding entries in column 2.