{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-73B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-73B.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2006/405",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "regulation/73B",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "73B",
  "heading": "Determinations",
  "text": "(1) A relevant authority may make a determination as to whether the benefit cap applies or whether to change the amount of any reduction made in accordance with regulation 73D (reduction of housing benefit) but a relevant authority is not required to do so unless paragraph (2) applies.\n(2) This paragraph applies where a relevant authority receives notification from the Department that—\n(a) the benefit cap may apply;\n(b) there has been a change in the amount of a welfare benefit to which the claimant is entitled; or\n(c) there has been a change to the relevant amount which may affect the amount of housing benefit to which a claimant is entitled.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 8A inserted (31.5.2016) by The Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/55), regs. 1, 3(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 73B substituted (7.11.2016) by The Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/375), regs. 1(2), 2(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/405/regulation/73B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:38:14.194536+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}