SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

2.

(1)

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198717 shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “guarantee credit”18 insert—

““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 33(1A)19 (persons unable to act) for “regulation 71(3) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “regulation 80(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 61(3) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”.

(4)

In Schedule 8A20 (deductions from benefits and direct payment to third parties)—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

omit the definition of “the Housing Benefit Regulations”, and

(ii)

in the definition of “rent” after “the Housing Benefit Regulations” insert “or, as the case may be, in the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”;

(b)

in paragraph 4A21—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (3)(a) after “the Housing Benefit Regulations” insert “or, as the case may be, to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”, and

(ii)

omit sub-paragraph (4); and

(c)

in paragraph 522—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (2)—

(aa)

for “sub-paragraphs (3) and (7)” substitute “sub-paragraph (7)”; and

(bb)

for “regulation 10(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations” substitute “regulation 13(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”, and

(ii)

omit sub-paragraph (3).