# The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 5: Amendment of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations


In Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations (capital to be disregarded)—
(a) in paragraph 44 at the end there shall be added—
“, including any amount of council tax benefit to which a person is entitled by virtue of regulation 4D of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (entitlement of a refugee to council tax benefit) but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date that such an amount is received pursuant to that regulation”;
(b) after paragraph 47 the following paragraphs shall be added—
“48 Any amount of housing benefit to which a person is entitled by virtue of regulation 7B (entitlement of a refugee to housing benefit) but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date that such an amount is received pursuant to that regulation.
49 Any amount of income support to which a person is entitled by virtue of regulation 21A of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (treatment of refugees) but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date that such an amount is received pursuant to that regulation.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/448/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-no-5-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-5
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