# The Social Security (Approved Work) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, Regulation 4: Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

In regulation 35 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (notional income)—
(a) in paragraph (5)—
(i) at the beginning there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraph (5A),”; and
(ii) the words from “; but this paragraph” to the end shall be omitted; and
(b) after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(5A) Paragraph (5) shall not apply—
(a) to a claimant who is engaged by a charitable or voluntary organisation or who is a volunteer if the appropriate authority is satisfied in any of those cases that it is reasonable for him to provide those services free of charge; or
(b) in a case where the service is performed in connection with—
(i) the claimant’s participation in an employment or training programme in accordance with regulation 19(1)(p) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, or
(ii) the claimant’s or the claimant’s partner’s participation in an employment or training programme as defined in regulation 19(3) of those Regulations for which a training allowance is not payable or, where such an allowance is payable, it is payable for the sole purpose of reimbursement of travelling or meal expenses to the person participating in that programme.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/109/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-approved-work-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-4
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