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Amendment of the Income Support Regulations

2.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 54 (interpretation) in paragraph (e)(ii)(2) of the definition of “payment”—

(a)omit “the payment is”; and

(b)for “rent or rates, housing costs” substitute “rent or rates for which housing benefit is payable, housing costs to the extent that they are met under regulation 17(1)(e) or 18(1)(f) (housing costs)”.

(3) In paragraph 18(7)(i)(3) of Schedule 3 (housing costs – non-dependant deductions) before “employment and support allowance” insert “income-related”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2008 Nos. 286, 406 and 413 and S.R. 2011 No. 135

(2)

Paragraph (e) was substituted by regulation 2(6)(e)(ii) of S.R. 2008 No. 406 and sub-paragraph (ii) was amended by regulation 3(5) of S.R. 2011 No. 135

(3)

Paragraph 18(7)(i) was added by regulation 12(11)(g) of S.R. 2008 No. 286 and amended by regulation 5(2)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 413