2006 No. 406

Housing; Rates

The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made

Coming into operation

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(d), 129(2), (3) and (4), 130, 131(1), (2) and (6), 132, 132A(3) and (4)(a), 133, 171(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, sections 1(1) and (1C), 5(1)(a) to (d) and (g) to (t) and (5), 73, 107, 119A, 126(4) and (5) and 165(1) and (4) to (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and Articles 34 and 74(1) and (3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19983 and now vested in it4.

The Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel5.