Paragraph 13 I1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Any payment made pursuant to section 1 or 3 of the 1950 Act except—

(a)

a payment made as a substitute for income support, a jobseeker’s allowance, incapacity benefit F1, severe disablement allowance or employment and support allowance;

(b)

a payment of an allowance referred to in section 1(1B) of the 1950 Act;

(c)

a payment intended to meet the cost of living expenses which relate to any one or more of the items specified in sub-paragraph (2) whilst a claimant is participating in an education, training or other scheme to help him enhance his employment prospects; or

(d)

for the purpose only of assessing entitlement to housing benefit in respect of a dwelling other than the one which the claimant normally occupies as his home, a payment made to a person to whom regulation 7(6)(b) applies to the extent that the payment is made in respect of the cost of living away from home.

(2)

The items specified in this sub-paragraph for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) are food, ordinary clothing or footwear, household fuel, rent or rates of the claimant or, where the claimant is a member of a family, any other member of his family F2, or is used for any water charges for which that claimant or member is liable.

(3)

For the purposes of this paragraph “rent or rates” means eligible rent or rates less any deductions in respect of non-dependants which fall to be made under regulation 72.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 6 para. 13(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2010 for specified purposes, 5.4.2010 in so far as not already in operation) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/69), regs. 1(3)(a), 8(9)(a)
F2: Words in Sch. 6 para. 13(2) added (2.4.2007) by The Social Security and Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/196), regs. 1(1), 7(9)(a)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 6 para. 13 in operation at 20.11.2006, see reg. 1(1)

Notes on Schedule 6

Modifications

C1: Sch. 6 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2007) by The Rate Relief (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/204), regs. 1(1), 19(3)