Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000

Grants towards cost of discretionary housing paymentsN.I.

61.—(1) The Department may make to the Housing Executive payments in respect of—

(a)the cost to the Housing Executive of the making of discretionary housing payments; and

(b)the expenses involved in the administration by the Housing Executive of any scheme for the making of discretionary housing payments.

(2) Section 127(2) and (3) of the Administration Act shall apply in relation to payments under this section as it applies in relation to grants under that section.

(3) In this section discretionary housing payment means any payment made by virtue of regulations under section 60.