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”.