Amendment of the Income Support Regulations
2.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts: weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part III) in column (2) for “£116∙00” in sub-paragraphs (2)(1), (2A) and (3) substitute “£122∙70”.
(3) In paragraph 18 of Schedule 3(2) (housing costs: non-dependant deductions)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) for “£93∙80” and “£14∙55” substitute “£94∙50” and “£14∙65” respectively; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)in head (a) for “£129∙00” substitute “£133∙00”,
(ii)in head (b) for “£129∙00”, “£189∙00” and “£33∙40” substitute “£133∙00”, “£195∙00” and “£33∙65” respectively,
(iii)in head (c) for “£189∙00”, “£246∙00” and “£45∙85” substitute “£195∙00”, “£253∙00” and “£46∙20” respectively,
(iv)in head (d) for “£246∙00”, “£328∙00” and “£75∙05” substitute “£253∙00”, “£338∙00” and “£75∙60” respectively, and
(v)in head (e) for “£328∙00”, “£408∙00” and “£85∙45” substitute “£338∙00”, “£420∙00” and “£86∙10” respectively.
Sub-paragraphs (2), (2A) and (3) were substituted by regulation 24(5)(g)(i) of S.R. 2003 No. 191 and amended by Schedule 3 to S.R. 2015 No. 124
Schedule 3 was substituted by Schedule 1 to S.R. 1995 No. 301 and paragraph 18(1) and (2) was amended by regulation 2(3)(j)(ii) of S.R. 1995 No. 434, regulation 3(b) of S.R. 1997 No. 3, Article 7(2) of S.R. 1999 No. 472 (C. 36), regulation 4(b)(i) of S.R. 2004 No. 394 and Article 16(6) of S.R. 2015 No. 124