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Paragraph 3 F1I1C1

Northern Ireland

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F2... The amount for the purposes of regulations 20(c) and 21(d) in respect of a family of which at least one member is a child or young person shall be—

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where the claimant is a lone parent to whom sub-paragraph (3) applies, £22.20;

(b)

in any other case, F3£20.22.

F4(2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)

The amount in sub-paragraph (1)(a) shall be applicable to a lone parent—

(a)

who was entitled to housing benefit on 5th April 1998 and whose applicable amount on that date included the amount applicable under sub-paragraph (1)(a) as in operation on that date; or

(b)

who was not entitled to housing benefit on 5th April 1998 because that date fell during a rent-free period as defined in regulation 79(1) and his applicable amount on that date would have included the amount applicable under sub-paragraph (1)(a) as in operation on that date,

and in respect of whom all of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (4) have continued to apply.

(4)

The conditions specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) are that, in respect of the period commencing on 6th April 1998—

(a)

the claimant has not ceased to be entitled, or has not ceased to be treated as entitled, to housing benefit;

(b)

the claimant has not ceased to be a lone parent;

(c)

where the claimant was entitled to income support or to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on 5th April 1998, he has F5continuously, since that date, been entitled to income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance or a combination of those benefits;

(d)

where the claimant was not entitled to income support or to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on 5th April 1998, he has not become entitled to F6income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance; and

(e)

a premium under paragraph F7... 12 F8or a component under paragraph 23 or 24 has not become applicable to the claimant.

(5)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)(a), a claimant shall be treated as entitled to housing benefit during any rent-free period as defined for the purposes of regulation 79(1).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 4 Pt. II omitted (5.9.2016) by virtue of The Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and date of claim) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/310), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(c) (with reg. 5)

F2

Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(1) omitted (31.10.2011) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/357), regs. 1(1), 19(7)(a)(i)

F3

Sum in Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2026 for specified purposes, 6.4.2026 in operation so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(h), 23(6)(b)

F4

Sch. 4 para. 3(2) omitted (31.10.2011) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/357), regs. 1(1), 19(7)(a)(ii)

F5

Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(4)(c) substituted (1.4.2009 for specified purposes, 6.4.2009 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/92), regs. 1(4), 6(9)(b)(i)

F6

Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(4)(d) substituted (1.4.2009 for specified purposes, 6.4.2009 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/92), regs. 1(4), 6(9)(b)(ii)

F7

Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(4)(e) omitted (19.5.2008) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/179), regs. 1(1), 3(8)(a)

F8

Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(4)(e) inserted (1.4.2009 for specified purposes, 6.4.2009 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/92), regs. 1(4), 6(9)(b)(iii)

Modifications

C1

Sch. 4 para. 3: sums confirmed (1.4.2011 for specified purposes, 4.4.2011 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/119), arts. 1(1)(j), 20(6)

C2

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1): sums confirmed (1.4.2012 for specified purposes, 2.4.2012 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/116), arts. 1(1)(j), 20(6)

C3

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1): sums confirmed (1.4.2013) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/69), arts. 1(1)(a), 19(6)

C4

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1): sums confirmed (1.4.2015 for specified purposes, 6.4.2015 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/124), arts. 1(1)(i), 19(6)

C5

Sch. 4 para. 3(1): sums confirmed (1.4.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/56), arts. 1(1)(j), 22(7)

C6

Sch. 4 para. 3(1): sums confirmed (25.9.2017) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/187), arts. 1, 21(7), 28

C7

Sch. 4 para. 3(1): sums confirmed (24.3.2018) by The Social Security (2017 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/56), arts. 1, 21(7), 28

C8

Sch. 4 para. 3(1): sums confirmed (1.4.2018 in so far as not already in operation, 2.4.2018 for specified purposes) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/58), arts. 1(1)(h), 23(6)

C9

Sch. 4 para. 3(1): sums confirmed (29.9.2018) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/167), arts. 1, 22(6), 29

C10

Sch. 4 para. 3(1): sums confirmed (26.3.2019) by The Social Security (2018 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/46), arts. 1, 22(6), 29

C11

Sch. 4 para. 3(1): sums confirmed (1.4.2019) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/58), arts. 1(1)(a), 23(6)

C12

Sch. 4 para. 3(1): sums confirmed (27.9.2019) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/188), arts. 1, 22(6), 29

C13

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2007 in so far as not already in operation, 2.4.2007 for specified purposes) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/153), arts. 1(1)(j), 19(6)(a)

C14

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2008 for specified purposes, 7.4.2008 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/92), arts. 1(1)(j), 19(6)(a)

C15

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2009 for specified purposes, 6.4.2009 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/89), arts. 1(1)(i), 19(6)(a)

C16

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum comfirmed (5.4.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/118), arts. 1(1)(j), 19(6)(a)

C17

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2014 for specified purposes, 7.4.2014 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/78), arts. 1(1)(i), 19(6)(a)

C18

Sch. 4 para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2020 for specified purposes, 6.4.2020 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/40), arts. 1(1)(i), 24(6)(a)

C19

Sch. 4 para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2021 for specified purposes, 5.4.2021 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/82), arts. 1(1)(j), 24(6)(a)

C20

Sch. 4 para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2022 for specified purposes, 4.4.2022 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/143), arts. 1(1)(j), 24(6)(a)

C21

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (28.9.2022) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/231), arts. 1, 23(6)(a), 33

C22

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (27.3.2023) by The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/27), arts. 1, 23(6)(a), 33

C23

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2023 for specified purposes, 3.4.2023 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/43), arts. 1(1)(j), 24(6)(a)

C24

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (26.9.2023) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/150), arts. 1, 23(6)(a), 33

C25

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (22.3.2024) by The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/69), arts. 1, 22(6)(a), 32

C26

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2024) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), arts. 1(1)(a), 23(6)(a)

C27

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2025 for specified purposes, 7.4.2025 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(h), 23(6)(a)

C28

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3(1)(a): sum confirmed (1.4.2026 for specified purposes, 6.4.2026 in operation so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(h), 23(6)(a)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 3 in operation at 20.11.2006, see reg. 1(1)

Notes on Schedule 4

Modifications

C1

Sch. 4 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2007) by The Rate Relief (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/204), regs. 1(1), 17(2)