2011 No. 90
Social Security

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13A(2)(b) and 165(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and now vested in it2.

In accordance with section 13A(2) of that Act it has consulted with such organisations representing qualifying lenders likely to be affected by the Regulations as it considers appropriate.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2011.

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations2.

In paragraph 6 of Schedule 8B to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19873 (deductions of mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) for “£0∙45” substitute “£0∙43”.

Revocation3.

Regulation 3(7) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20104 is revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 10th March 2011

(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends paragraph 6 of Schedule 8B to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 by reducing from £0∙45 to £0∙43 the fee which qualifying lenders pay for the purpose of defraying administrative expenses incurred by the Department for Social Development in making payments in respect of mortgage interest direct to those lenders.

Regulation 3 makes a consequential revocation.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.