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”,
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