The Housing Benefit (War Pension Disregards Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations

2.  In paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) any retired pay or pension payable, to a member of the armed forces of the Crown in respect of a disablement which is attributable to service, under—

(i) an Order in Council made under section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865(2);

(ii) the Army Pensions Warrant 1977(3);

(iii) any order or regulations made under section 2 of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917(4);

(iv) any order or regulations made under section 4 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996(5), or

(v) any instrument amending or replacing any of the instruments referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv);

(bb) any retired pay or pension payable, to a member of the armed forces of the Crown in respect of a disablement which is attributable to service, under any power of Her Majesty otherwise than under any statutory provision to make provision about pensions for or in respect of persons who have been disabled or have died in consequence of service as members of the armed forces of the Crown;

(bc) a pension payable, to a widow, widower or surviving civil partner of a member of the armed forces of the Crown in respect of death which is attributable to service, under—

(i) an Order in Council made under section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865;

(ii) the Army Pensions Warrant 1977;

(iii) any order or regulations made under section 2 of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917;

(iv) any order or regulations made under section 4 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996, or

(v) any instrument amending or replacing any of the instruments referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv);”.

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 was amended by regulation 5(5)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 498 and regulation 6(6)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 338

(2)

1865 c. 73; section 3 was amended by section 4 of the Armed Forces (Pension and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32) and paragraph 2 of Schedule 16 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)

(3)

Army Code No. 13045 published by TSO Back [3]

(4)

1917 c. 51; section 2 was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 16 to the Armed Forces Act 2006

(5)

1996 c. 14; section 4 was amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 14 to the Armed Forces Act 2006