The Housing Benefit (Child Benefit Disregard and Child Care Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Treatment of child care charges

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.  In regulation 25(8) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) and regulation 29(8) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(2)—

(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”

(b)after sub-paragraph (c) add—

“(d)by a foster parent under the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(3) in relation to a child other than one whom the foster parent is fostering;

(e)by a domiciliary care worker under the Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(4); or

(f)by a person who is not a relative of the child wholly or mainly in the child’s home.”

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; to which there are amendments not relevant to this regulation

(2)

S.R. 2006 No. 406; to which there are amendments nor relevant to these regulations