The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations

4.—(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(1) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2), subject to regulation 6 (saving provision).

(2) In Schedule 6(2) (housing costs)—

(a) in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs) omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;

(b) omit paragraph 8 (existing housing costs);

(c) in paragraph 9 (new housing costs)—

(i) for the heading substitute “Housing costs”,

(ii) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) omit “new”, and

(iii) omit sub-paragraphs (4) to (7);

(d) in paragraph 10 (general exclusions from paragraphs 8 and 9)—

(i) in the heading for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) for “Paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “Paragraph 9”;

(e) in paragraph 11 (the calculation for loans) for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;

(f) in paragraph 12 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—

(i) in the heading omit “new and existing”, and

(ii) omit sub-paragraphs (1) and (2);

(g) in paragraph 14(9) (excessive housing costs) for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”;

(h) in paragraph 15 (linking rules)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (6)(a) omit “8(1) or”,

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (14)(a), and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (18) omit “8(1)(a) or (b) or”;

(i) in paragraph 20 (continuity with income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or state pension credit) omit sub-paragraph (1)(a).

(1)

S.R. 2008 No. 280; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2008 No. 503

(2)

Schedule 6 was modified in relation to certain cases by regulation 11 of S.R. 2008 No. 503; S.R. 2008 No. 503 is revoked by regulation 5(1) of these Regulations subject to regulation 5(2) and regulation 6 (savings)