The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations

9.  In Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) (applicable amounts)—

(a) in paragraph 10 (higher pensioner premium) after sub-paragraph (3) there shall be added the following sub-paragraphs—

“(4) In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary, references in sub-paragraphs (1)(b)(ii), (2)(b)(ii) and (3)(b) to a period of 8 weeks shall be treated as references to a period of 52 weeks.

(5) A person is a welfare to work beneficiary if he is a person—

(a) to whom regulation 13A(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 applies; and

(b) who again becomes incapable of work for the purposes of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”; and

(b) in paragraph 12(2) (additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums) after sub-paragraph (7) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(8) In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary (within the meaning of paragraph 10(5))—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3) the reference to a period of 8 weeks; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (6) the reference to a period of 56 days,

shall be treated as a reference to a period of 52 weeks.”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 424, S.R. 1990 No. 136, S.R. 1992 No. 6, S.R. 1993 Nos. 381 and 414, S.R. 1994 No. 335, S.R. 1995 Nos. 89, 129 and 367

(2)

Paragraph 12 was amended by regulation 17(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 424, regulation 10(d)(ii) of S.R. 1990 No. 136, regulation 11(4)(b) of S.R. 1992 No. 6, regulation 4(b) of S.R. 1993 No. 414, regulation 11(a) of S.R. 1994 No. 335, regulation 10 of S.R. 1995 No. 89, regulation 8 of S.R. 1995 No. 129 and regulation 3(8) of S.R. 1995 No. 367