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The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and come into operation on 18th July 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
2.—(1) The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3(2) (persons not to be treated as persons from abroad who are ineligible for an allocation of housing accommodation), after sub-paragraph (n) insert—
“(o)a person who—
(i)was residing in a country or territory and left that country or territory when His Majesty’s Government provided public information to advise British nationals to leave that country or territory or arranged an evacuation of British nationals from that country or territory, and
(ii)made an application for housing accommodation under Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 within the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which His Majesty’s Government first provided public information to advise British nationals to leave that country or territory, or the first day of an evacuation operation by His Majesty’s Government of British nationals from that country or territory, whichever is later.”.
(3) In regulation 4(2) (persons not to be treated as persons from abroad who are ineligible for housing assistance), after sub-paragraph (n) insert—
“(o)a person who—
(i)was residing in a country or territory and left that country or territory when His Majesty’s Government provided public information to advise British nationals to leave that country or territory or arranged an evacuation of British nationals from that country or territory, and
(ii)made an application for housing assistance under Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 within the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which His Majesty’s Government first provided public information to advise British nationals to leave that country or territory, or from the first day of an evacuation operation by His Majesty’s Government of British nationals from that country or territory, whichever is later.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rushanara Ali
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
1.48 p.m. on 17th July 2025
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