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4. Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act(1) (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply—
(a)to a claim for housing benefit where the person making the claim, or in respect of whom the claim is made, is liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling which is a hostel; or
(b)to any child or young person in respect of whom housing benefit is claimed.
Subsection (1A) was inserted by Article 18 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997