# The Covid-19 Heating Payment Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021, Paragraph 6: Payment to be disregarded for social security

Extent: N.I.

(1) No account shall be taken of eligibility for a Covid-19 heating payment in considering a person’s entitlement to a Social Fund payment, a discretionary support award or a payment under any of the following social security benefits:
(a) income support;
(b) jobseekers allowance;
(c) employment and support allowance;
(d) housing benefit (working age);
(e) housing benefit (state pension credit age);
(f) universal credit; or
(g) state pension credit.
(2) This payment may be taxable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/1/schedule/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/covid-19-heating-payment-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2021/schedule/paragraph-6
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.