The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
S.R. 2015/2 · Made 13 January 2015
Housing
Made 13th January 2015
Coming into operation 20th January 2015
Proposals in respect of these Regulations were not referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee since it appeared to the Department for Social Development that by reason of the urgency of the matter it was expedient not to do sof3.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1992 c. 7; section 129A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and section
171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
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See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
- f3
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See sections 149(2) and 150(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Amendment to the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
These regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 20th January 2015.
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 shall apply to these regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2Amendment to the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations
The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
In regulation 3f2 (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) for paragraph (2A) substitute—
“(2A)The date specified for the purpose of paragraph (2) is the last working day of January.”.
In the Schedule (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)—
in paragraph 2f3 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1) for the table in sub-paragraph (9) substitute—
“
(1) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of dwelling (2) Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) £260.64 Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) £260.64 Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) £302.33 Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) £354.46 Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) £417.02 ”.
for the table in paragraph 6f4 substitute—
“
(1) Broad rental market area (2) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of dwelling BRMA2 – North Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower
BRMA4 – North West
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
BRMA6 – South East
Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) BRMA7 – Lough Neagh Upper
Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
BRMA8 – Belfast Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) ”
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 13th January 2015
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 to provide for how and when the local housing allowance (“LHA”) rate is determined.
The amendments provide that the Northern Ireland Housing Executive must carry out the LHA determinations on the last working day of January. They also provide the new local housing allowance cap rates and the new targeted affordability funding rates.