Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
4. After regulation 62 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) (treatment of fee loans), insert—
“Treatment of loans for specific purposes
62A. A loan under the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 or regulations made under section 73 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 that is intended to meet the cost of books, equipment, travel or childcare shall be disregarded as income.”.