# The Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, Regulation 3: Circumstances in which discretionary housing payments may be made

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

For the purposes of section 60(2)(a) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (discretionary financial assistance with housing), the prescribed circumstance in which discretionary housing payments may be made is where a person has made a claim for a discretionary housing payment and the requirement for financial assistance does not arise as a consequence of—
(a) a liability to meet any of the ineligible service charges specified in Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit Regulations (ineligible service charges);
(b) a liability to meet rates;
(c) a liability to meet the increase in such payment as is referred to in regulation 8(2A) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (eligible housing costs);
(d) a reduction of an amount of benefit by virtue of Article 43(11) of the Child Support Order(failure to comply with obligations imposed by Article 9);
(e) a reduction of a specified amount of benefit by virtue of section 2A of the Administration Act (work-focused interviews);
(f) a reduction in the amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable by virtue of Article 19 of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (reduced payments);
(g) the non-payability of a jobseeker’s allowance or a reduction in the amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable, pursuant to a decision made by virtue of Article 21 or 22A of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (circumstances in which a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable or denial or reduction of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance);
(h) the suspension of payment of an amount of benefit by virtue of Article 21, 22 or 24 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (suspension in prescribed circumstances; suspension for failure to furnish information, etc. or suspension and termination for failure to submit to medical examination) or section 59 of, and paragraphs 13 and 14 of Schedule 7 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (revisions and appeals or suspension in prescribed circumstances and suspension for failure to furnish information, etc.).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/216/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/discretionary-financial-assistance-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-3
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