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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
HOUSING
Made
27th February 2003
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(d), 129(2) and (4) and 171(1) and (3) to (6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), and now vested in it(2), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation –
(a)for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 5, on 30th March 2003, and
(b)for all other purposes –
(i)in relation to any case where rent is payable at intervals of a whole number of weeks, on 7th April 2003, and
(ii)in relation to any other case, on 1st April 2003.
(3) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3).
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in operation at 30.3.2003, see reg. 1(2)(a)
2. In regulation 12(1) of the principal Regulations(5) (restrictions on rent increases) as saved by regulation 5(3) of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(6) for “may” there shall be substituted “shall”.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2 in operation at 1.4.2003 in so far as not already in operation, see reg. 1(2)(b)(ii)
I3Reg. 2 in operation at 7.4.2003 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)(b)(i)
3.—(1) Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (ineligible service charges) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph 1 –
(a)in sub-paragraph (a)(iv)(7), for the words from “(other than” to “them himself,” there shall be substituted
“except cleaning of –
(aa)communal areas, or
(bb)the exterior of any windows where neither the claimant nor any member of his household is able to clean them himself,
where a qualifying payment is not made in respect of such cleaning,”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (c)(8), the words from “, except where such a system” to the end of the sub-paragraph shall be omitted, and
(c)in sub-paragraph (f)(9), the words from “, except where those services” to the end of the sub-paragraph shall be omitted.
(3) In paragraph 7 –
(a)after the definition of “fuel” there shall be inserted –
““qualifying payment” means any payment made by the Executive to the claimant or his partner, or to another person on their behalf, relating to housing support services under Article 4 of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(10);”;
(b)the definition of “supported accommodation”(11), is omitted.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 3 in operation at 1.4.2003 in so far as not already in operation, see reg. 1(2)(b)(ii)
I5Reg. 3 in operation at 7.4.2003 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)(b)(i)
4. In regulation 16(6) of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(12) (savings provisions), in the definition of “exempt accommodation” for the words from “where care” to “that accommodation” there shall be substituted “where that body or a person acting on its behalf also provides the claimant with care, support or supervision”.
Commencement Information
I6Reg. 4 in operation at 1.4.2003 in so far as not already in operation, see reg. 1(2)(b)(ii)
I7Reg. 4 in operation at 7.4.2003 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)(b)(i)
5. In regulation 12 of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(13) (cessation in operation of these Regulations) –
(a)for “These Regulations” there shall be substituted “Regulations 1 to 11”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (a), for “6th April 2003” there shall be substituted “7th April 2003”, and
(c)in sub-paragraph (b), for “31st March 2003” there shall be substituted “1st April 2003”.
Commencement Information
I8Reg. 5 in operation at 30.3.2003, see reg. 1(2)(a)
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th February 2003.
L.S.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (“the Housing Benefit Regulations”), the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”) and the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”). The amendments made to the Housing Benefit Regulations and the 1996 Regulations by the 1999 Regulations cease to have effect in April 2003. These Regulations clarify from April 2003 which service charges payable by a claimant can be met by housing benefit, following the introduction of payments for housing support services under Article 4 of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.
Regulation 2 amends regulation 12 of the Housing Benefit Regulations to require the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to restrict rent increases when the conditions in that regulation apply.
Regulation 3 amends the circumstances in which the costs of cleaning exterior windows and communal areas of a claimant’s accommodation can be met by housing benefit under Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit Regulations. It also amends the provisions in relation to service charges for emergency alarm systems and general counselling.
Regulation 4 amends the definition of “exempt accommodation” in the 1996 Regulations.
Regulation 5 amends the provisions on the cessation of the 1999 Regulations.
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 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 No. 137, S.R. 1997 Nos. 170 and 376, S.R. 1999 No. 416 and S.R. 2000 No. 74
Regulation 12 was omitted by regulation 3 of S.R. 1997 No. 170 subject to savings contained in regulation 5(3) of S.R. 1997 No. 170, amended by regulation 10(1) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 and ceases to have effect under regulation 12 of S.R. 1999 No. 416
These words were substituted by regulation 7(2)(a) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 and will revive on 1st or 7th April 2003 by virtue of regulation 12 of that S.R. as amended by regulation 5 of these Regulations
These words were substituted by regulation 7(2)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 and will revive on 1st or 7th April 2003 by virtue of regulation 12 of that S.R. as amended by regulation 5 of these Regulations
Sub-paragraph (f) was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1994 No. 137 and amended by regulation 2(1)(a) of S.R. 1997 No. 376 and regulation 7(2)(c) of S.R. 1999 No. 416. The words substituted by regulation 7(2)(c) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 will revive on 1st or 7th April 2003 by virtue of regulation 12 of that S.R. as amended by regulation 5 of these Regulations
The definition of “supported accommodation” was inserted by regulation 2(1)(b) of S.R. 1997 No. 376 and amended by regulation 7(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 and regulation 7 of S.R. 2000 No. 74
S.R. 1996 No. 111; regulation 16(6) was amended by regulation 9(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 416
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