The Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) (Abolition of Benefit Periods Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Change of circumstances

11.  In regulation 68 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect) –

(a) in paragraph (1)(1) for “regulation 8(3) (eligible housing costs) or regulation 26” there shall be substituted “regulation 29”(2);

(b) at the beginning of paragraphs (2)(3), (3)(4) and (4)(5) there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraphs (13) and (14),”;

(c) after paragraph (12)(6) the following paragraphs shall be added –

“(13) Paragraph (14) applies where –

(a) a change of circumstances would, but for that paragraph, take effect in accordance with paragraph (2), (3)(a)(i) or (b) or (4) on a day that is not the first day of a benefit week, and

(b) the effect of that change of circumstances is to end entitlement to housing benefit.

(14) In a case to which this paragraph applies, the change of circumstances shall take effect from the first day of the benefit week following the day on which the change of circumstances actually occurred.”.

(1)

Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 6(a) of S.R. 1999 No. 416, regulation 8(a)(i) of S.R. 2001 No. 215, regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 189 and regulation 13(2) of S.R. 2003 No. 197

(2)

Regulation 29 was substituted, in relation to those who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, by regulation 8 of S.R. 2003 No. 197

(3)

Paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 8(a)(ii) of S.R. 2001 No. 215

(4)

Paragraph (3) was substituted by regulation 7(b) of S.R. 1992 No. 141

(5)

Paragraph (4) was amended by regulation 7(c) of S.R. 1992 No. 141

(6)

Paragraph (12) was added by regulation 13(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 197