Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) RegulationsN.I.
8.—(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “war widower’s pension” insert—
““water charges” means any water and sewerage charges under Chapter I of Part VII of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 in so far as such charges are in respect of the dwelling which a person occupies as his home;”.
F1(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) In Schedule 6 (amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in paragraph 13(2)(b) for “or rates” substitute “, rates or water charges”.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 8(3)(4) revoked 7.4.2008 byThe Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) (Local Housing Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/102), Regs. 1(1), 3
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 8 in operation at 2.4.2007, see reg. 1(1)