The Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and date of claim) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
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Citation, commencement and interpretation
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Amendment to the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations
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Abolition of the family premium
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Shortening of the date from which a claim may be treated as made
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Transitional provision
2016 No. 310

Housing; Rates

The Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and date of claim) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Made
29th July 2016
Coming into operation
5th September 2016
The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(d), 131(1), 132(1), (3) and (4) and 171(1), (3) and (4), of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 , sections 5(1)(b) and 165(1) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in it , and section 60(1) to (4) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 .
The Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance .
1992 c. 7 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
1992 c. 8 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))
2000 c. 4 (N.I.)
See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(4) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016