{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-emergency-funds-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/regulation-7",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2017/205",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Emergency Funds) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-emergency-funds-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations",
  "text": "(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).\n(2) In regulation 2(1)(interpretation)—\n(a) after the definition of “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” insert—\n““the London Emergencies Trust” means the company of that name (number 09928465) incorporated on 23rd December 2015 and the registered charity of that name (number 1172307) established on 28th March 2017;”;\n(b) in the definition of “qualifying person” after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund;”; and\n(c) after the definition of “water charges” insert—\n““the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” means the registered charity of that name (number 1173260) established on 30th May 2017;”.\n(3) In each of the following provisions after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund”—\n(a) regulation 53(10)(b) (non-dependant deductions);\n(b) regulation 63(4)(a)(ii) (evidence and information); and\n(c) paragraph 16(1)(a) of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded generally).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2007 No. 196, S.R. 2008 No.428, S.R. 2010 No. 69 and S.R 2011 No. 357"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The definition of “qualifying person” was amended by regulation 9(3)(a) of S.R. 2010 No. 69 and regulation 20(2)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 357"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The definition of “water charges” was inserted by regulation 8(2) of S.R. 2007 No. 196"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (b) was amended by regulation 7(3)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 428, regulation 9(3)(b) and (5)(a) of S.R. 2010 No. 69 and regulation 20(6) of S.R. 2011 No. 357"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Paragraph (4)(a)(ii) was amended by regulation 9(3)(c) and (5)(b) of S.R. 2010 No. 69 and regulation 20(7)(a) of S.R. 2011 No. 357"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (1)(a) was amended by regulation 9(3)(d) and (5)(c) of S.R. 2010 No. 69 and regulation 20(7)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 357"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/205/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:51:05.907242+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."
}