{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/schedule-4/paragraph-21A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/schedule-4/paragraph-21A.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": "schedule/4/paragraph/21A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "21A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Subject to paragraph 22, the claimant is entitled to one, but not both, of the components in paragraphs 23 and 24 if the claimant or the claimant’s partner is entitled to a converted employment and support allowance , or would be entitled but for the application of section 1A of the Welfare Reform Act (duration of contributory allowance).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 Pts. 5, 6 added (27.10.2008) by The Housing Benefit (Employment and Support Allowance Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/378), regs. 1, 3(17)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 21A inserted (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 21A inserted (28.11.2016) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Duration of Contributory Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/175), regs. 1(1), 7(1)(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/405/schedule/4/paragraph/21A",
    "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."
}