The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

12.—(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the appropriate place insert—

““parental bereavement leave” means leave under Article 112EA of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;”.

(3) In regulation 6 (remunerative work), in paragraph (7) for “or shared parental leave” substitute “, shared parental leave, parental bereavement leave”.

(4) In regulation 27 (meaning of “income”), after paragraph (1)(h)(xva) insert—

“(xvaa) statutory parental bereavement pay payable under Part 12ZD of the Act;”.

(5) In regulation 29 (treatment of child care charges)—

(a) in paragraph (14) for “or shared parental leave” substitute “, shared parent leave or parental bereavement leave”;

(b) in paragraph (14)(a) for “or shared parental leave” substitute “, shared parental leave or parental bereavement leave”;

(c) in paragraph (14)(c) after “, statutory shared parental pay by virtue of section 167ZU or 167ZV of the Act” insert “, statutory parental bereavement pay by virtue of section 167ZZ9 of the Act”;

(d) in paragraph (15) after “paternity leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave”;

(e) in paragraph (15)(b) for “or statutory shared parental pay” substitute “, statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay”; and

(f) in paragraph (15)(c) for “or statutory shared parental pay” substitute “, statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay”.

(6) In regulation 33 (earnings of employed earners), in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (ja) insert—

“(jb) statutory parental bereavement pay payable under Part 12ZD of the Act;”.

(7) In regulation 34 (calculation of net earnings of employed earners), in paragraph 2(d) for “or statutory shared parental pay” substitute “, statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay”.

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2012 No. 121, S.R. 2015 No. 146 and S.R. 2022 No. 236.