The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations N.I.

6.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definitions of—

(a) “community charge benefit”;

(b) “the Independent Living Fund”;

(c) “the Independent Living Funds”(2);

(d) “the Independent Living (Extension) Fund”; and

(e) “the Independent Living (1993) Fund”.

(3) In—

(a) regulation 39(7)(a) (notional income);

(b) regulation 43(6) (income treated as capital);

(c) regulation 46(4)(a) (notional capital);

(d) regulation 72(9)(b) (non-dependant deductions);

(e) regulation 82(4)(b) and (c) (evidence and information);

(f) paragraph 37(1) of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings); and

(g) paragraph 25(1) of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded),

for “Funds” substitute “Fund (2006)”.

(4) In regulation 50(1) (interpretation)—

F1 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) in the definition of “standard maintenance grant” omit “and paid under the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992”.

(5) In regulation 72(7) (non-dependant deductions) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) he is in receipt of an allowance paid in connection with training provided or arranged by the Department for Employment and Learning under section 1(1) or 3 of the 1950 Act for which persons aged under 18 are eligible and for which persons aged 18 to 24 may be eligible;”.

(6) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) omit paragraph 42.

(7) In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in paragraph 35(3) omit “, the Independent Living (1993) Fund”; and

(b) omit paragraph 37.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 6(4)(a) revoked (6.4.2009) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/92), reg. 1(1), Sch.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 6 in operation at 17.11.2008, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Rule is S.R. 2007 No. 382

(2)

The definition of “the Independent Living Funds” was amended by Article 7(2)(a) of S.R. 2007 No. 382

(3)

Paragraph 35 was amended by Article 7(3) of S.R. 2007 No. 382