# The Rate Relief (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, Regulation 23: Calculation of weekly amount of rate relief

Extent: N.I.

(1) For the purposes of Article 30A of the principal Order the amount of a person’s rate relief in any rate relief week shall be calculated by applying the formula (“the rate relief formula”)—
(M−E)−HB=RRwhere—
M is the weekly amount of maximum rate relief;
E is 12 per cent of the weekly amount of excess of income;
HB is the weekly amount of housing benefit entitlement;
RR is the weekly amount of rate relief entitlement.
(2) In this regulation—
“applicable amount” means the applicable amount as calculated under Part 5 (applicable amounts);
“excess of income” means the resultant figure after the deduction of a person’s income from his applicable amount;
“housing benefit entitlement” means that amount of housing benefit determined in accordance with Part VIII of the Housing Benefit Regulations but only in so far as it relates to a rate rebate, or as the case may be, an amount equivalent to the amount of notional entitlement as calculated under regulation 20 (notional entitlement to housing benefit); arrears of housing benefit shall be disregarded in full for the purposes of these Regulations;
“income” means income as calculated under Part 6 (income and capital);
“maximum rate relief” means the maximum rate relief amount as calculated under regulation 22(1)(e) (maximum rate relief).
(3) Where the result of the rate relief formula is zero or a negative amount there shall be no entitlement to a payment of rate relief.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/204/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rate-relief-general-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/regulation-23
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