The Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Regulation 16(1)

SCHEDULE Decisions against which no appeal lies

1.  No appeal shall lie against a decision made by virtue of, or as a consequence of, any of the provisions in regulation 10A(1) (decisions), Part X (claims), Part XII (payments) and Part XIII (overpayments) of the Housing Benefit Regulations except a decision under—

(a) regulations 72(5)(2), (10), (14)(3), 72A(1) and (4)(4) (date of claim);

(b) regulation 91(3) (adjustments to payments to take account of underpayment or overpayment on account of a rent allowance);

(c) regulation 93(5) (circumstances in which payment is to be made to a landlord);

(d) regulation 94(6) (circumstances in which payment may be made to a landlord);

(e) regulation 99(7) (recoverable overpayments);

(f) regulation 101(8) (person from whom recovery may be sought);

(g) regulation 103 (diminution of capital), or

(h) regulation 104 (sums to be deducted in calculating recoverable overpayments).

2.  Subject to paragraph 1(f), no appeal shall lie against a decision as to the exercise of discretion to recover an overpayment of housing benefit.

3.  No appeal shall lie against a decision of a relevant authority under paragraph 16(3)(a) or (b) and (4) of Schedule 7 to the Act (decisions involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases).

4.  No appeal shall lie against a decision under Part III of these Regulations of a relevant authority relating to—

(a) suspension of a payment of benefit, or

(b) restoration following a suspension of payment of benefit,

except a decision that entitlement to benefit is terminated under regulation 14.

(1)

Regulation 10A was inserted by regulation 6 of S.R. 1996 No. 111 and amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 1996 No. 181, regulation 2 of S.R. 1996 No. 221 and regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1998 No. 114

(2)

Regulation 72(5) amended by regulation 4(4)(a) of S.R. 1990 No. 137, regulation 9(a) of S.R. 1991 No. 47, regulation 3(a) of S.R. 1991 No. 176 and regulation 13(b) of S.R. 1996 No. 334

(3)

Regulation 72(14) was amended by regulation 5 of S.R. 1996 No. 93

(4)

Regulation 72A was inserted by regulation 7 of S.R. 2001 No. 175

(5)

Regulation 93 was amended by regulation 16 of S.R. 1996 No. 334, regulation 7(g) of S.R. 1996 No. 448, regulation 11 of S.R. 1997 No. 22 and regulation 2 of S.R. 1997 No. 452

(6)

Regulation 94 was amended by regulation 10 of S.R. 1994 No. 335, regulation 7 of S.R. 1996 No. 181, regulation 7(g) of S.R. 1996 No. 448, regulation 12 of S.R. 1997 No. 22, regulation 3 of S.R. 1997 No. 452

(7)

Regulation 99 was amended by regulation 10 of S.R. 1991 No. 47, regulation 6 of S.R. 1991 No. 176, regulation 14 of S.R. 1991 No. 337 and regulation 13 of S.R. 1997 No. 22

(8)

Regulation 101 was substituted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2001 No. 179