# The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 4: Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations


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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/44/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-housing-costs-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-4
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