The Housing Renewal Grants (Reduction of Grant) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Schedule 1

19.—(1) Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is amended as follows.

(2) In Part I (personal allowances), in paragraph 1 in the column headed “Column (2) Amount”—

(a) in sub–paragraph 1(a), for “£43.25” substitute £44.50”;

(b) in sub–paragraph 1(b), for “£54.65” substitute £56.20”;

(c) in sub–paragraph 2(a), for “£43.25” substitute £44.50”;

(d) in sub–paragraph 2(b), for “£54.65” substitute £56.20”;

(e) in sub–paragraph 3(a), for “£65.30” substitute £67.15”;

(f) in sub–paragraph 3(b), for “£85.75” substitute “£88.15”.

(3) In paragraph 2, in the column headed “Column (2) Amount”, in sub–paragraphs (a) and (b) for “£38.50” substitute £43.88”.

(4) In paragraph 3 in Part II (family premium), in sub–paragraph (1) for “£15.75” substitute “£16.10”.

(5) In paragraph 15 in Part III (disabled child premium), omit sub–paragraph (2).

(6) For Part IV of Schedule 1 (amounts of premiums specified in Part III), substitute—

“PART IV AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

19.— (1) Pensioner premium for persons aged under 75—

(a) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 7(a), £53.25;

(b) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 7(b), £78.90.

(2) Pensioner premium for persons aged 75 and over—

(a) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 8(a), £53.25;

(b) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 8(b), £78.90.

(3) Higher pensioner premium—

(a) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(1)(a) or (b), £53.25;

(b) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(2)(a) or (b), £78.90.

(4) Disability premium—

(a) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(a), £23.95;

(b) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(b), £34.20.

(5) Bereavement premium, £25.85.

(6) Severe disability premium—

(a) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(a), £45.50;

(b) where the relevant person satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(b)—

(i) in a case where there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance or if he or any partner satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 13(4), £45.50;

(ii) in a case where there is no–one in receipt of such an allowance, £91.00.

(7) Disabled child premium, £43.89 for each child or young person for whom the condition specified in paragraph 15 is satisfied.

(8) Carer premium, £25.80 for each person who satisfies the condition specified in paragraph 16.

(9) Enhanced disability premium—

(a) in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 14 are satisfied, £17.81;

(b) in respect of each person who is neither a child or young person nor a member of a couple in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 16 are satisfied, £11.70;

(c) where the relevant person is a member of a couple and the conditions specified in paragraph 16 are satisfied in respect of a member of that couple, £16.90.”