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The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

S.R. 2017/49 · Made 10 March 2017

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Social Security

Made 10th March 2017

Coming into operation 1st April 2017

The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13A(2)(b) and 165(1) and (4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1 and now vested in itf2.

In accordance with section 13A(2) of that Act it has consulted with such organisations representing qualifying lenders likely to be affected by the Regulations as it considers appropriate.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 8; section 13A was inserted by paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Social Security (Mortgage Interest Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1309 (N.I. 9)) and subsection (2) was amended by paragraph 9(b) and (c) of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and section 18(5) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (c. 7)

f2

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations
  3. 3Amendment of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations
  4. 4Revocation
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2017.

2Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

In paragraph 6 of Schedule 8B to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987f1 (fees payable by qualifying lenders) for “£0∙44” substitute “£0∙39”.

3Amendment of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations

In paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 4 to the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016f1 (fees payable by qualifying lenders), for “£0∙44” substitute “£0∙39”.

4Revocation

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016f1 are revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 10th March 2017

(L.S.)

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the Department for Communities

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Paragraph 6 of Schedule 8B to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 and paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 4 to the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 prescribe the fee payable by qualifying lenders for the purpose of defraying administrative expenses incurred by the Department for Communities in making payments in respect of mortgage interest direct to those lenders.

Regulations 2 and 3 amend those provisions by decreasing from £0∙44 to £0∙39 the fee which qualifying lenders pay.

Regulation 4 makes a consequential revocation.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.