The Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

2.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “guarantee credit”(2) insert—

““the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;

“the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;”.

(3) In regulation 33(1A)(3) (persons unable to act) for “regulation 71(3) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “regulation 80(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 61(3) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”.

(4) In Schedule 8A(4) (deductions from benefits and direct payment to third parties)—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)omit the definition of “the Housing Benefit Regulations”, and

(ii)in the definition of “rent” after “the Housing Benefit Regulations” insert “or, as the case may be, in the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”;

(b)in paragraph 4A(5)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (3)(a) after “the Housing Benefit Regulations” insert “or, as the case may be, to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”, and

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (4); and

(c)in paragraph 5(6)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (2)—

(aa)for “sub-paragraphs (3) and (7)” substitute “sub-paragraph (7)”; and

(bb)for “regulation 10(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations” substitute “regulation 13(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”, and

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (3).

(2)

The definition of “guarantee credit was inserted by regulation 3(a)(iii) of S.R. 2003 No. 191

(3)

Paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 5(7)(a) of S.R. 2005 No. 46

(4)

Schedule 8A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1988 No. 67

(5)

Paragraph 4A was inserted by regulation 6(7)(d) of S.R. 1991 No. 488 and amended by Article 9(2) of S.R. 1999 No. 472 (C. 36)

(6)

Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) were amended by Article 9(2) of S.R. 1999 No. 472 (C. 36)