Part VIIIncome-Related Benefits

General

133Interpretation of Part VII and supplementary provisions

1

In this Part of this Act—

  • “child” means a person under the age of 16;

  • “the Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;

  • “family” means—

    1. a

      a married or unmarried couple;

    2. b

      a married or unmarried couple and a member of the same household for whom one of them is or both are responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;

    3. c

      except in prescribed circumstances, a person who is not a member of a married or unmarried couple and a member of the same household for whom that person is responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;

  • “industrial injuries regulations” means the regulations made under Schedule 8 to this Act or section 150 of the 1975 Act or under the Old Cases Act;

  • “married couple” means a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;

  • “prescribed” means specified in or determined in accordance with regulations;

  • “unmarried couple” means a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;

  • “war pension scheme” means a scheme under which war pensions (as defined in section 25(4) of the [1989 c. 24.] Social Security Act 1989) are provided.

2

Regulations may make provision for the purposes of this Part of this Act—

a

as to circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being in Northern Ireland;

b

continuing a person’s entitlement to benefit during periods of temporary absence from Northern Ireland;

c

as to what is or is not to be treated as remunerative work or as employment;

d

as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as—

i

engaged or normally engaged in remunerative work;

ii

available for employment; or

iii

actively seeking employment;

e

as to what is or is not to be treated as relevant education;

f

as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as receiving relevant education;

g

specifying the descriptions of pension increases under war pension schemes or the industrial injuries regulations that are analogous to the benefits mentioned in section 128(2)(b)(i) to (iii) above;

h

as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home;

i

for treating any person who is liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling as if he were not so liable;

j

for treating any person who is not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling as if he were so liable;

k

for treating as included in a dwelling any land used for the purposes of the dwelling;

l

as to circumstances in which persons are to be treated as being or not being members of the same household;

m

as to circumstances in which one person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another.