This Statutory Rule has been made in consequence of a defect in S.R. 2003 No. 418 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Rule

2003 No. 432

HOUSING; RATES

The Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made1st October 2003

Coming into operation5th October 2003

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 122(1)(d) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and now vested in it2, and paragraphs 3(1) and 20(1) and (3) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 20003, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel4, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of those Regulations should not be referred to it5, hereby makes the following Regulations: