Income support and jobseeker’s allowance: definition of housing benefit expenditure4.
(1)
In regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “housing benefit expenditure” there shall be substituted the following definition—
““housing benefit expenditure” means expenditure in respect of which housing benefit is payable as specified in regulations 9(1) and 10(1) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198727 (rates and rent) but does not include any such expenditure in respect of which an amount is applicable under regulation 17(1)(e) or 18(1)(f) (housing costs);”.
(2)
In regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “housing benefit expenditure” there shall be substituted the following definition—
““housing benefit expenditure” means expenditure in respect of which housing benefit is payable as specified in regulations 9(1) and 10(1) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (rates and rent) but does not include any such expenditure in respect of which an amount is applicable under regulation 83(f) or 84(1)(g) (housing costs);”.