Amendment of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations
10.—(1) The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002(1) shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) for the definition of “the Housing Benefit Regulations” substitute—
““the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;
“the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;”.
(3) In regulation 17 (circumstances where a reduced amount of housing benefit is payable)—
(a)in paragraph (1) for “Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations” substitute “Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”; and
(b)in paragraph (4) at the end add “or, as the case may be, of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations.”.
S.R. 2002 No. 79, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations