12.—(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 27 (meaning of “income”)—
(a)in paragraph (3) after “prescribed under paragraph (1)” insert “, or retirement pension income to which section 16(1)(za) to (e) of the State Pension Credit Act applies,”; and
(b)in paragraph (4) after sub-paragraph (d)(2) add—
“(e)section 14 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (pension sharing: reduction in the sharer’s section 4 pension);
(f)section 45B (reduction of additional pension in Category A retirement pension: pension sharing) or section 55B (reduction of shared additional pension: pension sharing) of the Act.”.
(3) In regulation 39(5)(3) (notional income) for “maximum amount of income which may be withdrawn from the fund” substitute “rate of the annuity which may have been purchased with the fund”.
(4) In regulation 63(7)(b)(4) (evidence and information)—
(a)in head (i) for “maximum amount of income which may be withdrawn from the scheme” substitute “rate of the annuity which may have been purchased with the funds held under the scheme”; and
(b)in head (ii) for “maximum amount of income which might be withdrawn from the fund” substitute “rate of the annuity which might have been purchased with the fund”.
S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending instruments are S.R. 2007 No. 306 and S.R. 2008 No. 378
Sub-paragraph (d) was added by regulation 4(5) of S.R. 2008 No. 378
Regulation 39(5) was amended by regulation 6(4)(b) of S.R. 2007 No. 306
Regulation 63(7)(b) was amended by regulation 6(5)(c) of S.R. 2007 No. 306