{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-1993/article-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-1993/article-19.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1993/150",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-1993",
  "path": "article/19",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Housing benefit",
  "text": "In the Housing Benefit Regulations, as from a date determined in accordance with Article 1—\n(a) in regulations 16(b) and 17(c) and paragraph 14(a) of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts), in so far as they relate to rent, the sum specified in each regulation is £3,000;\n(b) in regulation 63(1) (non-dependant deductions)—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (a)(i) for the sum of £18·00, there shall be substituted the sum of £21·00; and\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) the sum specified is £4·00;\n(c) in regulation 63(2) (non-dependant deductions)—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for the sum of £65·00 there shall be substituted the sum of £70·00;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) the sums specified shall be £70·00, £105·00 and £8·00 respectively; and\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) the sums specified shall be £105·00, £135·00 and £12·00 respectively;\n(d) in paragraph 1A of Part I of Schedule 1 (ineligible service charges) for the sums of £15·20, £15·20, £7·65, £10·10, £10·10, £5·05 and £1·85 there shall be substituted the sums of £15·75, £15·75, £7·95, £10·45, £10·45, £5·25 and £1·90 respectively; and\n(e) in paragraph 5(2) of Part II of Schedule 1 (payments in respect of fuel charges) the sums specified are £8·60, £1·05, £0·70 and £1·05 respectively.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1993/150/article/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:52:03.607419+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}