# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Paragraph 8: General exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 7

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Paragraphs 6 and 7 shall not apply where—
(a) the claimant or his partner is aged 60 or over;
(b) the housing costs are payments where the dwelling occupied as the home is a tent, in respect of the tent and the site on which it stands.
(2) In a case falling within sub-paragraph (1), the housing costs to be met are—
(a) where head (a) applies, an amount—
(i) determined in the manner set out in paragraph 9 (calculation for loans) by applying the standard rate to the eligible capital for the time being owing in connection with a loan which qualifies under paragraph 14 or 15, and
(ii) equal to the payments which qualify under paragraph 16 (other housing costs);
(b) where head (b) applies, an amount equal to the payments which qualify under paragraph 16(1)(d).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/198/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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