The Social Security (Residential Care Homes, Nursing Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

  3. 2.Amendment of the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) Regulations

  4. 3.Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

  5. 4.Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations

  6. 5.Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

  7. 6.Amendment of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations

  8. 7.Amendment of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations

  9. 8.Amendment of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations

  10. 9.Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

  11. 10.Amendment of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations

  12. 11.Amendment of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations

  13. 12.Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations

  14. 13.Revocations

  15. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      AMENDMENT OF THE INCOME SUPPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS

      1. 1.In regulation 2 (interpretation)— (a) in paragraph (1)—

      2. 2.In regulation 6(4) (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative...

      3. 3.In regulation 16 (circumstances in which a person is to...

      4. 4.In regulation 17(4)(a) (applicable amounts) for head (iii) there shall...

      5. 5.In regulation 21 (special cases)— (a) in paragraph (3) the...

      6. 6.In regulation 42 (notional income) for paragraph (4A) there shall...

      7. 7.In regulation 53 (calculation of tariff income from capital)—

      8. 8.In Schedule 3 (housing costs)— (a) in paragraph 3(13) (circumstances...

      9. 9.In Schedule 3A (protected sum), in paragraph 7 (protected persons),...

      10. 10.In Schedule 7 (applicable amounts in special cases)—

      11. 11.In Schedule 8 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation...

      12. 12.In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation...

      13. 13.In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 59(5)...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSING BENEFIT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS

      1. 1.In regulation 2 (interpretation)— (a) in paragraph (1)—

      2. 2.In regulation 5(9) (circumstances in which a person is or...

      3. 3.In regulation 7 (circumstances in which a person is to...

      4. 4.In regulation 8 (eligible housing costs), for paragraph (2) there...

      5. 5.In regulation 12A(5) (pre-tenancy decisions), the definitions of “nursing home”...

      6. 6.In regulation 25(5) (meaning of income)— (a) for sub-paragraph (a)...

      7. 7.In regulation 45 (calculation of tariff income from capital)—

      8. 8.In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded), paragraph 61—

      9. 9.In Schedule 5ZA (capital to be disregarded), paragraph 14—

      10. 10.Transitional arrangements and savings for Housing Benefit

      11. 11.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) shall apply to a person who, on...

      12. 12.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) shall apply to a person who, on...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      AMENDMENT OF THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

      1. 1.In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

      2. 2.In regulation 53 (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative...

      3. 3.In regulation 78 (circumstances in which a person is to...

      4. 4.In regulation 85 (special cases)— (a) in paragraph (3) for...

      5. 5.In regulation 105 (notional income), for paragraph (11) there shall...

      6. 6.In regulation 116 (calculation of tariff income from capital)—

      7. 7.In regulation 140 (meaning of “person in hardship”), in paragraph...

      8. 8.In regulation 146A (meaning of “couple in hardship”), in paragraph...

      9. 9.In Schedule 2 (housing costs)— (a) in paragraph 3(13) (circumstances...

      10. 10.In Schedule 4 (applicable amounts in special cases)—

      11. 11.In Schedule 4A (applicable amounts of joint-claim couples in special...

      12. 12.In Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation...

      13. 13.In Schedule 5A (sums to be disregarded in the calculation...

      14. 14.In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation...

      15. 15.In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded) in paragraph 52(5)...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      AMENDMENT OF THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS

      1. 1.In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation), after the definition...

      2. 2.In regulation 5(1) (persons treated as being or not being...

      3. 3.In regulation 12(c) (end of assessed income period) for “or...

      4. 4.In regulation 15(7) (income for purposes of the Act), for...

      5. 5.In Schedule 2 (housing costs)— (a) in paragraph 4 (circumstances...

      6. 6.In Schedule 5 (capital disregarded for the purpose of calculating...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      REGULATIONS REVOKED

  17. Explanatory Note