Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on 31st January 2022.

(2)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19546 shall apply to these regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendment to the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations2.

In regulation 3(3) (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) of the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20087 for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

for all other purposes on the next 1st April following the day on which the determination is made.”.

Amendment to the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations3.

In regulation 3(6) (broad rental market area determinations) of the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20168 for sub-paragraph (b)9 substitute—

“(b)

for all other purposes on the next relevant Monday following the day on which the determination is made.”.

Modification to the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations4.

For the purposes of determining the local housing allowance in 2022, the Schedule (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) to the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 is to be read as if for paragraph 2(2)10 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1) there were substituted—

“(2)

For all broad rental market areas the local housing allowance for any category of dwelling is the allowance determined for that category of dwelling on 31st March 2020.”.

Modification to the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations5.

For the purposes of determining the local housing allowance in 2022, Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations) to the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 is to be read as if for paragraph 2(2)11 (local housing allowance for category of accommodation in paragraph 1) there were substituted—

“(2)

For all broad rental market areas the local housing allowance for any category of accommodation is the allowance determined for that category of accommodation on 31st March 2020.”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 26th January 2022

(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities