The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations

19.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “broad rental market area determination”(2) insert—

““the Caxton Foundation” means the charitable trust of that name established on 28^th March 2011, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with its provisions;”; and

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”(3) after “the Skipton Fund” insert “, the Caxton Foundation”.

(3) In regulation 10 (persons from abroad) omit paragraph 5(f)(i)(4).

(4) In regulation 34 (earnings of self-employed earners), in paragraph (1) omit the words beginning “and shall include” to the end of the paragraph.

(5) In—

(a) regulation 39(7)(a)(5) (notional income);

(b) regulation 43(6)(6) (income treated as capital);

(c) regulation 72(9)(b)(7) (non-dependant deductions);

(d) Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), paragraph 37(1)(8); and

(e) Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded), paragraph 35(9),

after “MFET Limited” insert “, the Skipton Fund, the Caxton Foundation”.

(6) In—

(a) regulation 46(4)(a)(10) (notional capital);

(b) regulation 82(4)(a)(ii)(11) (evidence and information);

(c) Schedule 6, paragraph 37(7)(12); and

(d) Schedule 7, paragraph 25(1) and (7)(13),

after the “the Skipton Fund” insert “, the Caxton Foundation”.

(7) In Schedule 4 (applicable amounts)—

(a) in paragraph 3 (family premium)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (2),”, and

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (2)(14); and

(b) in paragraph 15(1A)(15) (enhanced disability premium) after “claimant” insert “or the claimant’s partner”.

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Rules are S. R. 2006 No.523, S.R. 2007 No. 382, S.R. 2008 Nos. 101, 378 and 428, S.R. 2010 Nos. 69 and 103 and S.R. 2011 Nos. 135 and 136

(2)

The definition of “broad rental market area determination” was inserted by regulation 2(2)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 101

(3)

The definition of “qualifying person” was amended by regulation 8(3)(a) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(4)

Sub-paragraph (f) was substituted by regulation 5(1) of S.R. 2006 No. 523

(5)

Regulation 39(7)(a) was amended by regulation 6(3)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 428 and regulation 8(3)(b) and (5)(a) of S.R 2010 No. 69

(6)

Regulation 43(6) was amended by regulation 6(3)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 428 and regulation 8(3)(c) and (5)(b) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(7)

Regulation 72(9)(b) was amended by regulation 6(3)(d) of S.R. 2008 No. 428 and regulation 8(3)(e) and (5)(d) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(8)

Paragraph 37(1) was amended by regulation 6(3)(f) of S.R. 2008 No. 428 and regulation 8(3)(g) and (5)(f) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(9)

Paragraph 35 was amended by Article 7(3) of S.R. 2007 No. 382, regulation 6(7)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 428 and regulation 8(5)(g) and (10) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(10)

Regulation 46(4)(a) was amended by regulation 6(3)(c) of S.R. 2008 No. 428 and regulation 8(3)(d) and (5)(c) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(11)

Paragraph (4)(a) was amended by regulation 8(3)(f) and (5)(e) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(12)

Sub-paragraph (7) was amended by regulation 8(3)(g) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(13)

Paragraph 25(1) was amended by regulation 6(3)(g) of S.R. 2008 No. 428 and regulation 8(3)(h) and (5)(g) of S.R. 2010 No. 69 and sub-paragraph (7) was amended by regulation 8(3)(h) of S.R. 2010 No. 69

(14)

Sub-paragraph (2) was substituted by regulation 4(7)(a) of S.R. 2011 No. 136

(15)

Paragraph 15 was amended by regulation 3(17)(c) of S.R. 2008 No. 378 and regulation 8(3)(b) of S.R. 2010 No. 103; sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 12(2)(a)(i) of S.R. 2011 No. 135