# The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, Paragraph 30


Except where paragraph 28 applies, any payment made to the claimant which is intended and used as a contribution towards—
(a) the amount of eligible interest which is not met under paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 3 (interest on loans to acquire an interest in the dwelling, or for repairs and improvements to the dwelling, occupied as the home);
(b) the capital repayments—
(i) where the loan is one specified in paragraph 7(3)(a) or 8(1)(a) of Schedule 3, or
(ii) where the loan is one specified in paragraph 7(3)(b) or 8(1)(b) of Schedule 3 only to the extent that the capital outstanding on that loan represents the capital balance outstanding on the previous loan at the time when the loan was taken out;
(c) any payment or charge specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 (eligible housing costs) to the extent that that payment or charge has not been met;
(d) his rent in respect of the dwelling occupied by him as his home but only to the extent that it is not met by housing benefit; or his accommodation charge but only to the extent that the actual charge for the accommodation exceeds the amount determined in accordance with regulation 19 or 20 (homes for persons in need, nursing homes, board and lodging, hostels).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1987/459/schedule/9/paragraph/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-regulations-northern-ireland-1987/schedule-9/paragraph-30
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