Search Legislation

The Income-Related Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)
 Help about opening options

Opening Options

More Resources

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

Housing benefit: Backdated claims

5.  In regulation 72(14)(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (time and manner in which claims are to be made) for the words from “any period before” to the end there shall be substituted—

a past period (a “claim for backdating”) and, from, and including, a day in that period up to the date of the claim for backdating, he had continuous good cause for his failure to make a claim, his claim in respect of that period shall be treated as made on—

(a)the first day from which he had continuous good cause, or

(b)the day 52 weeks before the date of the claim for backdating,

whichever fell later..

(1)

Relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 424

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources