# The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations


(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2), subject to regulation 6 (savings provision).
(2) In Schedule 2 (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) in paragraph 7 (new housing costs)—
(i) for the heading substitute “Housing costs”,
(ii) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) omit “new”, and
(iii) omit sub-paragraphs (3) to (7);
(d) in paragraph 8 (general exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 7)—
(i) in the heading for “paragraphs 6 and 7” substitute “paragraph 7”, and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) for “Paragraphs 6 and 7” substitute “Paragraph 7”;
(e) in paragraph 9 (the calculation for loans) for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;
(f) in paragraph 10 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—
(i) in the heading omit “new and existing”, and
(ii) omit sub-paragraphs (1) and (2);
(g) in paragraph 12(9) (excessive housing costs) for “paragraphs 6 and 7 (existing and new housing costs)” substitute “paragraph 7 (housing costs)”;
(h) in paragraph 13 (linking rule)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (4A)(a) for “paragraph 6(1) or 7(1) (existing and new housing costs)” substitute “paragraph 7(1) (housing costs)”,
(ii) omit sub-paragraph (11)(a), and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (15) omit “6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) or”; and
(i) in paragraph 18 (continuity with Income Support or income-related employment and support allowance) omit sub-paragraph (1)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/44/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-housing-costs-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-3
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