# The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations


(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2), subject to regulation 6 (saving provision).
(2) In Schedule 3 (housing costs)—
(a) in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs) omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;
(b) omit paragraph 6 (existing housing costs);
(c) omit paragraph 7 (transitional protection);
(d) in paragraph 8 (new housing costs)—
(i) for the heading substitute “Housing costs”,
(ii) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (1A) omit “new”, and
(iii) omit sub-paragraphs (2) to (5);
(e) in paragraph 9 (general exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 8)—
(i) in the heading for “paragraphs 6 and 8” substitute “paragraph 8”, and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) for “Paragraphs 6 and 8” substitute “Paragraph 8”;
(f) in paragraph 10 (the calculation for loans) for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;
(g) in paragraph 11 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—
(i) in the heading omit “new and existing”, and
(ii) omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3);
(h) in paragraph 13(9) (excessive housing costs) for “paragraphs 6 and 8” substitute “paragraph 8”; and
(i) in paragraph 14 (linking rule)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (3AA)(a) for “paragraph 6(1) or 8(1) (existing and new housing costs)” substitute “paragraph 8(1) (housing costs)”,
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (9)(a), and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (13) omit “6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) or”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/44/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-housing-costs-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-2
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