Regulation 2 Applications for assistanceI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the Executive shall not entertain an application for assistance unless it is satisfied that the applicant or his partner is in receipt of F1(income related) employment and support allowance, income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit F2, pension credit, F3universal credit or working tax credit.

(2)

The condition in paragraph (1) does not apply –

(a)

to an applicant who is elderly, disabled or infirm, or

(b)

in respect of works to adapt a property to enable an elderly or infirm person, who lives or proposes to live in the property, to be cared for.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 2 added (7.2.2011) by The Home Repair Assistance Grant (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/422), regs. 1, 3
F2: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.2.2004) by The Home Repair Assistance Grant (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/551), regs. 1, 2(2)
F3: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 47(3)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 2 in operation at 1.12.2003, see reg. 1(1)