The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations

6.—(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 29(13) (treatment of child care charges)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) who is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist;”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (c) for “registered as blind in such a register” substitute “certified as severely sight impaired or blind”.

(3) In Schedule 4 (applicable amounts), in paragraph 6 (severe disability premium)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a person is blind if he is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.”; and

(b) for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), a person who has ceased to be certified as severely sight impaired or blind on regaining his eyesight shall nevertheless be treated as blind and as satisfying the additional condition set out in that sub-paragraph for a period of 28 weeks following the date on which he ceased to be so certified.”.

(4) In Schedule 5 (sums disregarded from claimant’s earnings), in paragraph 5(1)(2) for head (b) substitute—

“(b) is or are certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist; or”.

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 406

(2)

Paragraph 5(1) has amendments not relevant to these Regulations