The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Amendments to the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland)

2.—(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 (3).

(2) In column 1 of the table in paragraph 1 of Part I to Schedule 4—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) after “pensionable age” insert “before 1 April 2021”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) after “pensionable age” insert “before 1 April 2021”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (4) after “pensionable age” insert “before 1 April 2021”.

(3) In the table in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 4—

(a) below row (1)(b) insert—

“(c) who has attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021.

(c) £177.10.”

(b) below row (2)(b) insert—

“(c) both members who have attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021.

(c) £270.30.”

(c) below row (4)(b) insert—

“(5) If the claimant is a member of a polygamous marriage and all members of the marriage have attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021—	(5) —
(a) for the claimant and the other party to the marriage;	(a) £270.30;
(b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant.	(b) £93.20.”

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; Relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2018 No.58, S.R. 2019 No. 58 and S.R. 2020 No. 40