The Social Security (Use of Information for Housing Benefit and Welfare Services Purposes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;

“benefit or welfare services information” means information falling within section 39(3) of the 2007 Act (information relating to certain benefits);

“claimant” means a person claiming housing benefit;

“excluded tenancy” means a type of tenancy falling within paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit Regulations(1) or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations(2), as the case may require;

“exempt accommodation” has the meaning given by paragraph 4(9) of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(3) (transitional and savings provisions);

“hostel” has the same meaning as it has in the Housing Benefit Regulations or the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, as the case may require;

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(4);

“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(5);

“landlord” includes a person to whom rent is payable by the person entitled to a rent allowance for the purposes of regulation 92 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (circumstances in which payment is to be made to a landlord or the Department of Finance and Personnel) or regulation 73 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (circumstances in which payment is to be made to a landlord or the Department of Finance and Personnel), as the case may require;

“registered housing association” means a housing association which is registered in a register maintained under Article 14 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(6);

“relevant person” means a person falling within any of paragraphs (c) to (h) of section 39(4) of the 2007 Act;

“rent” has the same meaning as it has in the Housing Benefit Regulations or the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, as the case may require.

(1)

Paragraph 4 was amended by regulation 3(6) of S.R. 2007 No. 266

(2)

Paragraph 4 was amended by regulation 4(6) of S.R. 2007 No. 266

(3)

S.R. 2006 No. 407

(4)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2007 No. 266 and S.R. 2008 No. 101

(5)

S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2007 No. 266 and S.R. 2008 No. 102

(6)

S.I. 1992/1725 (N.I. 15)