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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
6th July 2005
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3) and (4)(b) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and Articles 14(1) and (4)(b) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2), and now vested in it(3), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(4), in so far as regulation 2(1), (2), (3)(a) and (4) is concerned and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of those provisions of that regulation should not be referred to it(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on 1st August 2005.
(2) Regulation 2 shall come into operation—
(a)in the case of a person whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2005 but before 1st September 2005, on the day the period of study begins; and
(b)in any other case, on 1st September 2005.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(6);
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(7);
“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(8);
“the 2003 Regulations” means the Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(9);
“period of study”(10) for the purposes of paragraph (2) has the same meaning as in regulation 61 of the Income Support Regulations.
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(11) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2.—(1) In sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) for “£275” there shall be substituted “£280”.
(2) In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) for “£343” there shall be substituted “£352”.
(3) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are—
(a)regulations 53(2A)(12) and 57A(5)(13) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;
(b)regulations 62(2A)(14) and 66A(5)(15) of the Income Support Regulations; and
(c)regulations 131(3)(16) and 136(5)(17) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.
(4) In regulation 53(2B)(18) of the Housing Benefit Regulations sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be omitted.
(5) Except in a case to which paragraph (6) applies, regulation 62(2B)(19) of the Income Support Regulations shall be omitted.
(6) This paragraph applies to a claimant to whom regulation 1(3) of the 2003 Regulations applies and in that case in regulation 62(2B)(20) of the Income Support Regulations sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be omitted.
(7) Except in a case to which paragraph (8) applies, regulation 131(3A)(21) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be omitted.
(8) This paragraph applies to a claimant to whom regulation 1(7) of the 2003 Regulations applies and in that case in regulation 131(3A)(22) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be omitted.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th July 2005.
L.S.
John O'Neill
A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulation 2(1), (2), (3)(a) and (4) of the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 7th July 2005.
L.S.
Mary McIvor
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (“the income-related benefits Regulations”) in so far as they relate to students and sums to be disregarded in the calculation of their entitlement to benefit under the income-related benefits Regulations.
The income-related benefits Regulations are amended to increase the amounts of grant and loan income to be disregarded in respect of travel costs and the costs of books and equipment. They are also amended to take account of changes to the provision of support to students.
In so far as these Regulations are required, for the purposes of regulation 2(1), (2), (3)(a) and (4), to be referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee under section 149(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee, they have not been so referred by virtue of section 150(1)(b) of that Act. Otherwise they make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, that Act, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.
1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2)(a) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1990 No. 297, S.R. 1999 No. 317, S.R. 2001 No. 278, S.R. 2002 No. 270, S.R. 2003 No. 329 and S.R. 2004 No. 300
S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1990 No. 297, S.R. 1999 No. 317, S.R. 2001 No. 278, S.R. 2002 No. 270, S.R. 2003 Nos. 195 and 329 and S.R. 2004 No. 300
S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1999 No. 317, S.R. 2001 No. 278, S.R. 2002 No. 270, S.R. 2003 Nos. 195 and 329 and S.R. 2004 No. 300
The definition of “period of study” was amended by regulation 8(b) of S.R. 1991 No. 338 and regulation 2(2)(c) of S.R. 2000 No. 242
Paragraph (2A) was substituted by regulation 4(4)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3(2) and (3) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2004 No. 300
Regulation 57A was inserted by regulation 3(9) of S.R. 1990 No. 297 and paragraph (5) was substituted by regulation 4(6)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3(2) and (3) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2004 No. 300
Paragraph (2A) was substituted by regulation 3(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3(2) and (3) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2004 No. 300
Regulation 66A was inserted by regulation 4(7) of S.R. 1990 No. 297 and paragraph (5) was substituted by regulation 3(5)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3(2) and (3) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2004 No. 300
Paragraph (3) was substituted by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3(2) and (3) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2004 No. 300
Paragraph (5) was substituted by regulation 2(5)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3(2) and (3) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2004 No. 300
Paragraph (2B) was inserted by regulation 3(4) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 270 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2003 No. 329
Paragraph (2B) was substituted by paragraph 16(b) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2003 No. 195, except where regulation 1(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 195 applies
Paragraph (2B) was inserted by regulation 3(4) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 270 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2003 No. 329; the substitution of paragraph (2B) by paragraph 16(b) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2003 No. 195 does not have effect where regulation 1(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 195 applies and paragraph (2B)(e) continues to have effect in relation to any person who has not been awarded, or whose partner has not been awarded, a child tax credit
Paragraph (3A) was substituted by paragraph 16(b) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195, except where regulation 1(7) of S.R. 2003 No. 195 applies
Paragraph (3A) was inserted by regulation 3(4) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 270 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2003 No. 329; the substitution of paragraph (3A) by paragraph 16(b) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195 does not have effect where regulation 1(7) of S.R. 2003 No. 195 applies and paragraph (3A)(e) continues to have effect in relation to any person who has not been awarded, or whose partner has not been awarded, a child tax credit
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