Article 33 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 are amended as follows.

In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) (as amended by article 20(2) of this Order), after paragraph 69 insert—

“70.

Any short-term assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 36 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.”.

In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded) (as amended by article 20(3) of this Order), in paragraph 9(1)(a), for “7, 9, 10 or 69” substitute “7, 9, 10, 69 or 70”.