SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations4

1

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199627 shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (4).

2

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “housing benefit expenditure”28 for “regulations 9(1) and 10(1) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “regulations 12(1) and 13(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations”; and

b

after the definition of “housing benefit expenditure” insert—

  • “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;

3

In regulation 114(3)(b) (diminishing notional capital rule) for “the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “the Housing Benefit Regulations”.

4

In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—

a

in paragraph 16(2)—

i

in head (a) for “paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit Regulations”, and

ii

in head (b) for “the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “the Housing Benefit Regulations”; and

b

in paragraph 17(7)(e) for “regulation 63 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “regulation 72 of the Housing Benefit Regulations”.