Amendment of the Housing Benefit RegulationsI15
1
The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200647 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
a
for the definition of “Grenfell Tower payment”48 substitute—
“Grenfell Tower payment” means a payment made for the purpose of providing compensation or support in respect of the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower;
b
at the appropriate places insert—
“the Horizon system” means any version of the computer system used by the Post Office known as Horizon, Horizon Legacy, Horizon Online or HNG-X;
“the Post Office” means Post Office Limited (registered number 02154540);
“Post Office compensation payment” means a payment made by the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation or support which is—
- a
in connection with the failings of the Horizon system, or
- b
otherwise payable following the judgment in Bates and Others v Post Office Limited ((No. 3) “Common Issues”)49
“vaccine damage payment” means a payment under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979;
c
in the definition of “qualifying person”50, for “or a Windrush payment” substitute “, a Windrush payment, a Post Office compensation payment or a vaccine damage payment”
.
3
In regulation 39(7A)51 (notional income), after sub-paragraph (c) add—
d
a Post Office compensation payment.
4
In regulation 43(6)52 (income treated as capital), after “a Windrush payment” insert “, a Post Office compensation payment”
.
5
In regulation 46(4A)53 (notional capital), after sub-paragraph (c) add—
d
a Post Office compensation payment;
e
a vaccine damage payment.
6
In regulation 72(9)54 (non-dependant deductions), after sub-paragraph (bc) insert—
bd
any Post Office compensation payment;
7
In paragraph 37 of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
a
in sub-paragraph (1A)55, after paragraph (c) add—
d
Post Office compensation payment.
b
in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6)56, for “or a Windrush payment” substitute “, a Windrush payment, a Post Office compensation payment or a vaccine damage payment”
.
8
In paragraph 25 of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—
a
in sub-paragraph (1A)57, after “Windrush payment” insert “, a Post Office compensation payment or vaccine damage payment”
;
b
in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6)58, for “or a Windrush payment” substitute “, a Windrush payment, a Post Office compensation payment or a vaccine damage payment”
.