Paragraph 9 F1

in paragraph (1), after the definition of “order freeing a child for adoption” insert—

• ““owner-occupier loan payments” means loan payments under the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017;”,

after paragraph (4)(b) insert—

“(c)

a person being treated as entitled to a benefit has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(2)(aa) of the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.”;

at the end of sub-paragraph (f) omit “or”,

at the end of sub-paragraph (g) insert “or”; and

after sub-paragraph (g) add—

“(h)

owner-occupier loan payments and is treated as entitled to a benefit specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) and (f).”;

at the end of head (vii) omit “or”,

at the end of head (viii) insert “or”, and

after head (viii) add—

“(ix)

owner-occupier loan payments and is treated as entitled to a benefit specified in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) and (vii).”.