The Social Security (State Pension Age Claimants: Closure of Tax Credits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Abolition of the two child limit for pension age housing benefitN.I.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.  In regulation 20 of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) (applicable amounts)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(b)(2)—

(i)omit “up to two individuals who are either”; and

(ii)omit “and”;

(b)omit paragraphs (3) to (6)(3).

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 5 in operation at 8.6.2024, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending Regulation is S.R. 2017 No. 79

(2)

Paragraph (1)(b) was substituted by regulation 7(2)(a) of S.R. 2017 No. 79

(3)

Paragraphs (3) to (6) were inserted by regulation 7(2)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 79