The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

3.—(1) Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (ineligible service charges) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph 1 –

(a) in sub-paragraph (a)(iv)(1), for the words from “(other than” to “them himself,” there shall be substituted

“except cleaning of –

(aa) communal areas, or

(bb) the exterior of any windows where neither the claimant nor any member of his household is able to clean them himself,

where a qualifying payment is not made in respect of such cleaning,”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (c)(2), the words from “, except where such a system” to the end of the sub-paragraph shall be omitted, and

(c) in sub-paragraph (f)(3), the words from “, except where those services” to the end of the sub-paragraph shall be omitted.

(3) In paragraph 7 –

(a) after the definition of “fuel” there shall be inserted –

““qualifying payment” means any payment made by the Executive to the claimant or his partner, or to another person on their behalf, relating to housing support services under Article 4 of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(4);”;

(b) the definition of “supported accommodation”(5), is omitted.

(1)

These words were substituted by regulation 7(2)(a) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 and will revive on 1st or 7th April 2003 by virtue of regulation 12 of that S.R. as amended by regulation 5 of these Regulations

(2)

These words were substituted by regulation 7(2)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 and will revive on 1st or 7th April 2003 by virtue of regulation 12 of that S.R. as amended by regulation 5 of these Regulations

(3)

Sub-paragraph (f) was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1994 No. 137 and amended by regulation 2(1)(a) of S.R. 1997 No. 376 and regulation 7(2)(c) of S.R. 1999 No. 416. The words substituted by regulation 7(2)(c) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 will revive on 1st or 7th April 2003 by virtue of regulation 12 of that S.R. as amended by regulation 5 of these Regulations

(4)

S.I. 2002/3154 (N.I. 8)

(5)

The definition of “supported accommodation” was inserted by regulation 2(1)(b) of S.R. 1997 No. 376 and amended by regulation 7(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 416 and regulation 7 of S.R. 2000 No. 74