The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations

6.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” insert—

““LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” means a payment under the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Financial Recognition Scheme administered under the authority of the Secretary of State for Defence;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”(2) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(3) In regulation 39(7A)(3) (notional income) for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—

“(c) a Windrush payment;

(d) a Post Office compensation payment;

(e) an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment.”.

(4) In regulation 43(6)(4) (income treated as capital) after “a Post Office compensation payment” insert “, an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(5) In regulation 46(4A)(5) (notional capital) for sub-paragraphs (c) to (e) substitute—

“(c) a Windrush payment;

(d) a Post Office compensation payment;

(e) a vaccine damage payment;

(f) an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment.”.

(6) In regulation 72(9) (non-dependant deductions) after sub-paragraph (bd)(6) insert—

“(be) any LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment;”.

(7) In paragraph 37 of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A)(7) for heads (c) and (d) substitute—

“(c) Windrush payment;

(d) Post Office compensation payment;

(e) LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment.”;

(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6)(8) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(8) In paragraph 25 of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A)(9) for “or vaccine damage payment” substitute “, vaccine damage payment or LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”;

(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6)(10) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Instruments are S.R. 2008 No. 428, S.R. 2010 No. 69, S.R. 2011 No. 357, S.I. 2013/3021, S.R. 2016 No. 228, S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219, S.R. 2020 No. 108, S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.I. 2021/786, S.I. 2022/177, S.R. 2023 Nos. 97 and 184 and S.I. 2024/919

(2)

The definition of “qualifying person” was amended by regulation 8(3)(a) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 19(2)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 357, regulation 6(2)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 205, regulation 6(2)(c) of S.R. 2017 No. 219, regulation 5(2)(b) of S.R. 2020 No. 108, regulation 5(2)(b) of S.R. 2021 No. 345, regulation 5(2)(c) of S.R. 2023 No. 97 and regulation 6(2)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 184

(3)

Regulation 39(7A) was inserted by regulation 5(3)(c) of S.R. 2020 No. 108 and amended by regulation 5(3) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and regulation 5(3) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(4)

Regulation 43(6) was amended by regulation 6(3)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 428, regulation 8(3)(c) and (5)(b) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 19(5)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 357, regulation 6(3)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 205, regulation 6(3)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 219, regulation 5(4) of S.R. 2020 No. 108, regulation 5(4) of S.R. 2021 No. 345, regulation 5(4) of S.R. 2023 No. 97 and regulation 6(3)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 184

(5)

Regulation 46(4A) was inserted by regulation 5(5)(c) of S.R. 2020 No. 108 and amended by regulation 5(5) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and regulation 5(5) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(6)

Sub-paragraph (bd) was inserted by regulation 5(6) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(7)

Sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 5(11)(b) of S.R. 2020 No. 108, substituted by regulation 5(7)(a) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and amended by regulation 5(7)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(8)

Sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) were amended by regulation 8(5)(f) of S.R. 2020 No. 69, regulation 5(11)(c) and (d) of S.R. 2020 No. 108, regulation 5(7)(b) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and regulation 5(7)(b) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(9)

Sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 5(12)(b)(ii) of S.R. 2020 No. 108 and amended by regulation 5(8)(a)(i) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and regulation 5(8)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(10)

Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) were amended by regulation 8(5)(g) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 5(12)(b)(iii) and (iv) of S.R. 2020 No. 108, regulation 5(8)(a)(ii) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and regulation 5(8)(b) of S.R. 2023 No. 97