The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Interpretation

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

1.  In this Schedule—

approved premises” means hostels which receive Supporting People funding specifically for offenders and allocate bedspaces for criminal justice referrals;

care home” means a residential care home as defined in Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(1) and includes an independent hospital;

equity sharing lease” has the meaning given in regulation 27(6) (amount of the housing costs element – renters and owner-occupiers);

exempt accommodation” has the meaning given in paragraph 4(9) of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(2);

housing association” has the meaning given by Article 3 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(3);

the Housing Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;

independent hospital” has the meaning as defined in Article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

registered charity” means a charity entered in the register of charities maintained under Part 4 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(4);

tent” means a moveable structure that is designed or adapted (solely or mainly) for the purpose of sleeping in a place for any period and that is not a caravan, a mobile home or a houseboat;

voluntary organisation” means any association carrying on or proposing to carry on any activities otherwise than for the purpose of gain by the association or by individual members of the association.