Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Home Repair Assistance Grant Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2003.

In these Regulations –

• “the 2003 Order” means the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

• “associated equipment” includes any plumbing fittings which are within the pipe work or are necessary to connect the pipe to the tap or main and includes, where the supply of water is indirect, the storage tank;

• “assistance” means home repair assistance;

• “housing benefit” means housing benefit under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1;

• F1“(income related) employment and support allowance” means (income related) employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an income-based jobseeker’s allowance under Article 3(4) of the Jobseeker’s (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2;

• F2...

• “property” means a dwelling or mobile home;

• “income support” means income support under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

• F3“universal credit” means universal credit under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;

• “working tax credit” means a working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002^f3.