The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

Housing benefit

21.  In the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1)—

(a) in regulations 16(b) and 17(c) and in paragraph 14(a) of Part III of Schedule 2, in so far as they relate to rent, the sum specified is in each case £3,000;

(b) in regulation 63 (non-dependant deductions)—

(i) in paragraph (1)(b)(i) for “£6·00” there shall be substituted “£7·00”,

(ii) in paragraph (2)(a) for “£76·00” there shall be substituted “£78·00”,

(iii) in paragraph (2)(b) for “£76·00”, “£114·00” and “£12·00” there shall be substituted “£78·00”, “£116·00” and “£13·00” respectively,

(iv) in paragraph (2)(c) for “£114·00”, “£150·00” and “£16·00” there shall be substituted “£116·00”, “£152·00” and “£17·00” respectively, and

(v) in paragraph (2)(ca)(2) for “£150·00” and “£32·00” there shall be substituted “£152·00” and “£33·00” respectively; and

(c) in Schedule 1 (ineligible service charges)—

(i) in paragraph 1A(3) for “£17·10”, “£17·10”, “£8·65”, “£11·35”, “£11·35”, “£5·70” and “£2·05” there shall be substituted “£17·55”, “£17·55”, “£8·85”, “£11·65”, “£11·65”, “£5·85” and “£2·10” respectively, and

(ii) in paragraph 5(2) the sums specified are £9·25, £1·15, £0·80 and £1·15 respectively.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending provisions are S.R. 1988 No. 314, S.R. 1989 No. 125, S.R. 1990 No. 136, S.R. 1992 Nos. 85 and 549, S.R. 1993 No. 381, S.R. 1994 No. 74, S.R. 1996 Nos. 73 and 84 and S.R. 1997 No. 3

(2)

Sub-paragraph (ca) was inserted by regulation 2(b) of S.R. 1997 No. 3

(3)

Paragraph 1A was inserted by regulation 7(b) of S.R. 1988 No. 314 and amended by regulation 8 of S.R. 1989 No. 125