Regulation 4 Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations

(1)

The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2), subject to regulation 6 (saving provision).

(2)

In Schedule 6^f2 (housing costs)—

(a)

in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs) omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;

(b)

omit paragraph 8 (existing housing costs);

(c)

in paragraph 9 (new housing costs)—

(i)

for the heading substitute “Housing costs”,

(ii)

in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) omit “new”, and

(iii)

omit sub-paragraphs (4) to (7);

(d)

in paragraph 10 (general exclusions from paragraphs 8 and 9)—

(i)

in the heading for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”, and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “Paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “Paragraph 9”;

(e)

in paragraph 11 (the calculation for loans) for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;

(f)

in paragraph 12 (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 14(9) (excessive housing costs) for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”;

(h)

in paragraph 15 (linking rules)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (6)(a) omit “8(1) or”,

(ii)

omit sub-paragraph (14)(a), and

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (18) omit “8(1)(a) or (b) or”;

(i)

in paragraph 20 (continuity with income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or state pension credit) omit sub-paragraph (1)(a).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 2008 No. 280; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2008 No. 503
f2: Schedule 6 was modified in relation to certain cases by regulation 11 of S.R. 2008 No. 503; S.R. 2008 No. 503 is revoked by regulation 5(1) of these Regulations subject to regulation 5(2) and regulation 6 (savings)