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The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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Unreasonably high housing costs

26.  A case shall constitute a case for the purposes of paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 4B to the Order where—

(a)the housing costs of the non-applicant exceed the limits set out in regulation 18(1) of the Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases Regulations (excessive housing costs);

(b)the non-applicant falls within paragraph (2) of that regulation or would fall within that paragraph if it applied to parents with care; and

(c)the Department is satisfied that the housing costs of the non-applicant are substantially higher than is necessary taking into account any special circumstances applicable to that non-applicant.

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