The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 No. 405

SCHEDULE 10 N.I. Matters to be included in decision notice

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 10 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2007) by The Rate Relief (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/204), regs. 1(1), 30(2)

PART VI N.I. Notice where no award is made

14.  Where a person is not awarded housing benefit— N.I.

(a) either on grounds of income or because the amount of any housing benefit is less than the minimum housing benefit prescribed by regulation 73, the decision notice shall include a statement as to—

(i) the matters set out in paragraph 9(a) to (d), and in a case where the amount of entitlement is less than the minimum amount of housing benefit prescribed, paragraph 9(e) also;

(ii) the matters set out in paragraph 10(b) to (d) where the person is not on income support [F1 , an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance], and

(iii) where the amount of entitlement is less than the minimum amount of housing benefit prescribed, that fact and that such entitlement is not payable;

(b) for any reason other than one mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), the decision notice shall include a statement as to the reason why no award has been made.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 10 para. 14(a)(ii) substituted (27.10.2008) by The Housing Benefit (Employment and Support Allowance Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/378), regs. 1, 3(21)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 10 para. 14 in operation at 20.11.2006, see reg. 1(1)