Regulation 4 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) RegulationsI1I2
Northern Ireland
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
In regulation 9(1)(h) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling) after “the liability” insert “in respect of rent”.
In regulation 13(2) (rent)—
at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “and”; and
after sub-paragraph (c) add—
“and
(d)payments by a person in respect of a dwelling where his partner is an owner of that dwelling.”.
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In Schedule 2 (decisions of rent payable) in paragraph 15 in the definition of “uncontrolled tenancy” for “protected or statutory tenancy within the meaning of the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978” substitute “controlled tenancy within the meaning of Article 40(4) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006”.
In Schedule 3 (excluded tenancies) in paragraph 4 for “protected or statutory tenancy within the meaning of the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978” substitute “controlled tenancy within the meaning of Article 40(4) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006”.
In Schedule 9 (matters to be included in decision notice) in paragraph 14 omit “—(1)”.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 4(4) revoked (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4) of the amending Rule) by The Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) (Local Housing Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/102), regs. 1(1), 3