(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Home Repair Assistance Grant Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 which deal with entitlement to home repair assistance under Chapter IV of Part III of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, the manner of making an application for such assistance, the content of, and the procedure for dealing with, such applications.
Regulation 2 adds a definition of (income related) employment and support allowance and removes an unnecessary definition on pension credit.
Regulation 3 adds (income related) employment and support allowance to the list of benefits that the Executive must be satisfied the applicant or his partner is in receipt of before entertaining an application for assistance.
Regulation 4 adds (income related) employment and support allowance to the list of benefits which if the applicant or his partner is in receipt of must be included in the application.