# The Rates (Social Sector Value) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 S.R. 2025/43 · made 7 March 2025 · revised to 1 April 2025 The Rates (Social Sector Value) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (“the 2007 Regulations”) provide, subject to exceptions, for a person to be chargeable to rates in respect of a domestic property owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive or a housing association listed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations, on the basis of social sector value rather than on the basis of the property’s rateable capital value. In determining a social sector value, the Department of Finance is under a duty, by virtue of Article 23A(2) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, to ensure that the amount of rates chargeable is such proportion of any rent payable in respect of the property as the Department considers appropriate. Made under: Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (Article 23A) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/rates-social-sector-value-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/pdf/nisr_20250043_en.pdf; NI Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/rates-social-sector-value-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/pdf/nisrem_20250043_en_001.pdf ## Introductory text Rates Made 7th March 2025 Coming into operation- 1st April 2025 The Department of Finance makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 23A of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977. ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Rates (Social Sector Value) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2025. ## 2 Amendment of the Rates (Social Sector Value) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 For Schedule 1 to the Rates (Social Sector Value) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 there shall be substituted the Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. ## 3 Revocation The Rates (Social Sector Value) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 are revoked. ## Signature Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 7th March 2025 (L.S.) Andrew McAvoy A senior officer of the Department of Finance ## Schedule substituted for Schedule 1 to the Rates (Social Sector Value) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 “SCHEDULE 1 Prescribed Registered Housing Associations Regulation 4 Abbeyfield and Wesley Housing Association Ltd Alpha Housing (Northern Ireland) Ltd Apex Housing Association Ltd Arbour Housing Ltd Ark Housing Association Northern Ireland Ltd Choice Housing Ireland Ltd Clanmil Housing Association Ltd Connswater Homes Ltd Covenanter Residential Association Ltd Craigowen Housing Association Ltd Grove Community Housing Association Newington Housing Association Ltd North Belfast Housing Association Ltd Radius Housing Association Rural Housing Association Ltd St. Matthew’s Housing Association Ltd Triangle Housing Association Ltd Woodvale and Shankill Community Housing Association Ltd Woven Housing Association Ltd” ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) The Rates (Social Sector Value) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (“the 2007 Regulations”) provide, subject to exceptions, for a person to be chargeable to rates in respect of a domestic property owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive or a housing association listed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations, on the basis of social sector value rather than on the basis of the property’s rateable capital value. In determining a social sector value, the Department of Finance is under a duty, by virtue of Article 23A(2) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, to ensure that the amount of rates chargeable is such proportion of any rent payable in respect of the property as the Department considers appropriate. These Regulations substitute the list of housing associations in Schedule 1 to the 2007 Regulations in consequence of a housing association having changed its name. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/43 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rates-social-sector-value-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2025 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.