Regulation 7 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations

The Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001^f1 are amended as follows.

For regulation 4(6A)^f2 (revision of decisions) substitute—

“(6A)

Where—

(a)

a restriction is imposed on a person under section 5B, 6, 7 or 8 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions) as result of the person—

(i)

being convicted of an offence by a court; or

(ii)

agreeing to pay a penalty as an alternative to prosecution under section 109A of the Administration Act or section 115A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; and

(b)

that conviction is quashed or set aside by that or any other court, or the person withdraws his agreement to pay a penalty,

a decision of the relevant authority made in accordance with regulation 7(2)(f) or (g) may be revised at any time.”.

In regulation 7(2)(f)^f3 (decisions superseding earlier decisions)—

In regulation 8(8)^f4 (date from which a decision superseding an earlier decision takes effect) after “section” insert “5B or”.