Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations3
1
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198710 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded) after paragraph 2311 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
23A
1
An amount equal to any interim assistance grant paid by the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund for the purpose of relieving immediate need faced by the claimant arising in consequence of—
a
an injury he suffered in the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005 as a result of which he stayed at least one night in hospital; or
b
the death of a partner or close relative of his in, or as a result of, those attacks.
2
A disregard which applies by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) shall have effect only in relation to—
a
an award of housing benefit during which the grant is paid; and
b
where that award is followed by one or more further awards of housing benefit which begins immediately after the end of the previous award, such further award, provided that the claimant in respect of that further award—
i
is the person who received the grant, or
ii
is the partner of that person, or was the partner of that person at the date of the latter’s death.
3
In sub-paragraph (1), “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” means the company limited by guarantee (number 5505072) and registered charity of that name established on 11th July 2005 for the purpose of (amongst other things) relieving sickness, disability or financial need of victims (including families or dependants of victims) of the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005.
3
The amendment made by paragraph (4) is to the Regulations as modified in their application to persons to whom regulation 2 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200312 applies.
4
In Schedule 5ZA13 (capital to be disregarded) after paragraph 1614 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
16A
1
An amount equal to any interim assistance grant paid by the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund for the purpose of relieving immediate need faced by the claimant arising in consequence of—
a
an injury he suffered in the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005 as a result of which he stayed at least one night in hospital; or
b
the death of a partner or close relative of his in, or as a result of, those attacks.
2
A disregard which applies by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) shall have effect only in relation to—
a
an award of housing benefit during which the grant is paid; and
b
where that award is followed by one or more further awards of housing benefit which begins immediately after the end of the previous award, such further award, provided that the claimant in respect of that further award—
i
is the person who received the grant, or
ii
is the partner of that person, or was the partner of that person at the date of the latter’s death.
3
In sub-paragraph (1), “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” means the company limited by guarantee (number 5505072) and registered charity of that name established on 11th July 2005 for the purpose of (amongst other things) relieving sickness, disability or financial need of victims (including families or dependants of victims) of the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005.