Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations2

1

The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19876 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2), subject to regulation 6 (saving provision).

2

In Schedule 37 (housing costs)—

a

in paragraph 1(2)8 (housing costs) omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;

b

omit paragraph 69 (existing housing costs);

c

omit paragraph 710 (transitional protection);

d

in paragraph 8 (new housing costs)—

i

for the heading substitute “Housing costs”,

ii

in sub-paragraphs (1)11 and (1A)12 omit “new”, and

iii

omit sub-paragraphs (2)13 to (5);

e

in paragraph 9 (general exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 8)—

i

in the heading for “paragraphs 6 and 8” substitute “paragraph 8”, and

ii

in sub-paragraph (1) for “Paragraphs 6 and 8” substitute “Paragraph 8”;

f

in paragraph 1014 (the calculation for loans) for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;

g

in paragraph 11 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—

i

in the heading omit “new and existing”, and

ii

omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)15;

h

in paragraph 13(9) (excessive housing costs) for “paragraphs 6 and 8” substitute “paragraph 8”; and

i

in paragraph 14 (linking rule)—

i

in sub-paragraph (3AA)(a)16 for “paragraph 6(1) or 8(1) (existing and new housing costs)” substitute “paragraph 8(1) (housing costs)”,

ii

omit sub-paragraph (9)(a)17, and

iii

in sub-paragraph (13)18 omit “6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) or”.