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The Social Security (Students and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

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Amendment of the Housing Benefit RegulationsN.I.

5.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 37 (calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a)in paragraph (5) for “Paragraph (6) applies” substitute “Paragraphs (6) and (6A) apply”;

(b)in paragraph (6) at the beginning insert “Where a relevant payment is made quarterly,”;

(c)after paragraph (6) insert—

(6A) Where a relevant payment is made by two or more instalments in a quarter, the amount of a relevant payment to be taken into account for the assessment period for the purposes of paragraph (1) in respect of a person to whom paragraph (5) applies, shall be calculated by applying the formula in paragraph (6) but as if—

A =the total amount of the relevant payments which that person received, or would have received, from the first day of the academic year to the day the person abandoned the course, or was dismissed from it, less any deduction under regulation 61(5).; and

(d)in paragraph (7)—

(i)for “paragraphs (5) and (6)” substitute “this regulation”, and

(ii)for the definition of “assessment period” substitute—

“assessment period” means—

(a)

in a case where a relevant payment is made quarterly, the period beginning with the benefit week which includes the day on which the person abandoned, or was dismissed from, his course and ending with the benefit week which includes the last day of the last quarter for which an instalment of the relevant payment was payable to that person;

(b)

in a case where the relevant payment is made by two or more instalments in a quarter, the period beginning with the benefit week which includes the day on which the person abandoned, or was dismissed from, his course and ending with the benefit week which includes—

(i)

the day immediately before the day on which the next instalment of the relevant payment would have been due had the payments continued, or

(ii)

the last day of the last quarter for which an instalment of the relevant payment was payable to that person,

whichever of those dates is earlier;

“quarter” in relation to an assessment period means a period in that year beginning on—

(a)

1st January and ending on 31st March;

(b)

1st April and ending on 30th June;

(c)

1st July and ending on 31st August; or

(d)

1st September and ending on 31st December;.

(3) In regulation 56(3)(2) (calculation of grant income)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for “£290” substitute “£295”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “£370” substitute “£380”.

(4) In regulation 61(5)(3) (treatment of student loans)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for “£290” substitute “£295”; and

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “£370” substitute “£380”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 5 in operation at 1.8.2008 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)(a)

I2Reg. 5 in operation at 1.9.2008 in so far as not already in operation, see reg. 1(2)(b)

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Regulation is S.R. 2007 No. 298

(2)

Regulation 56(3) was amended by regulation 4(2) of S.R. 2007 No. 298

(3)

Regulation 61(5) was amended by regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2007 No. 298

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