The Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations

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

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “a guaranteed income payment”(2) insert—

““the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;

“the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;”.

(3) In regulation 22(3)(b) (diminishing notional capital rule) for “the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”.

(4) In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—

(a) in paragraph 5(1A)(3) for “regulation 10(1) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “regulation 13(1) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”;

(b) in paragraph 13(2)—

(i) in head (a) for “paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”, and

(ii) in head (b) for “the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”; and

(c) in paragraph 14(7)(dd)(4) for “regulation 63 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “regulation 53 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”.

(5) In Schedule 4 (amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in paragraph 11(4) —

(a) for “the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”; and

(b) for “regulation 63” substitute “regulation 53”.

(6) In Schedule 5 (income from capital) in paragraph 20A(2)(c)(5) for “paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 5 or paragraph 21A of Schedule 5ZA to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 7 to the Housing Benefit Regulations or paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”.

(1)

S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2003 Nos. 191 and 421 and S.R. 2006 No. 359

(2)

The definition of “a guaranteed income payment” was inserted by regulation 2(2)(d) of S.R. 2005 No. 98

(3)

Sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 23(7)(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 191

(4)

Head (dd) was inserted by regulation 14(5)(b) of S.R. 2006 No. 359

(5)

Paragraph 20A was substituted by regulation 2(11)(f) of S.R. 2003 No. 421