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PART 2Amendments to other Acts

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

9.  The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.

10.  In section 5 (regulations about claims and payments), in subsection (5), before “subsection” insert “or housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002)”.

11.  In section 13A (mortgage interest)—

(a)in subsection (1A)—

(i)in paragraph (b), for “the appropriate minimum guarantee for the purposes of” substitute “entitlement to”;

(ii)in the closing words, for “appropriate minimum guarantee for the purposes of” substitute “entitlement to”;

(b)in subsection (4), the definition of “appropriate minimum guarantee” is repealed.

The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4)

12.  In section 60 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (discretionary financial assistance with housing), in subsection (1)(a), after “universal credit” insert “or housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002)”.

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