The Social Security (Young Persons) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations

5.—(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In regulation 3(4) (persons temporarily absent from Northern Ireland) in the definition of “young person” for “has not attained the age of 19, is treated as a child for the purposes of ” there shall be substituted “is a child or qualifying young person within the meaning of ”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (circumstances in which persons are treated as being or not being severely disabled) in paragraph 2(2)(f) for “treated as a” there shall be substituted “a qualifying young person or”.

(4) In Schedule 2 (housing costs) for “19” there shall be substituted “20” in each of the following provisions—

(a) paragraph 1(2)(b)(i);

(b) paragraph 1(5)(a);

(c) paragraph 4(7)(c)(i);

(d) paragraph 4(11)(c)(iii)(2);

(e) paragraph 4(11)(c)(vi);

(f) paragraph 5(11)(b);

(g) paragraph 10(1)(a);

(h) paragraph 10(5)(b); and

(i) paragraph 12(2)(l).

(5) In Schedule 5 (income from capital) in the definition of “child” for “treated as” there shall be substituted “who is a qualifying young person or” in each of the following paragraphs—

(a) paragraph 6(2); and

(b) paragraph 15(8).

(6) In Schedule 6 (sums disregarded from claimant’s earnings) in paragraph 1(2) in the definition of “child” for “treated as” there shall be substituted “who is a qualifying young person or”.

(1)

S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 2005 No. 458

(2)

Paragraph 4(11)(c)(iii) was amended by regulation 4 of, and paragraph 5(a)(iv) of Schedule 4 to, S.R. 2005 No. 458