# The Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Paragraph 4: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “housing benefit expenditure” for “regulations 9(1) and 10(1) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “regulations 12(1) and 13(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations”; and
(b) after the definition of “housing benefit expenditure” insert—
““the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;”.
(3) In regulation 114(3)(b) (diminishing notional capital rule) for “the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “the Housing Benefit Regulations”.
(4) In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—
(a) in paragraph 16(2)—
(i) in head (a) for “paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit Regulations”, and
(ii) in head (b) for “the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “the Housing Benefit Regulations”; and
(b) in paragraph 17(7)(e) for “regulation 63 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” substitute “regulation 72 of the Housing Benefit Regulations”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/407/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-consequential-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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