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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-5-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/428",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-5-regulations-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations",
  "text": "(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).\n(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definitions of—\n(a) “community charge benefit”;\n(b) “the Independent Living Fund”;\n(c) “the Independent Living Funds”;\n(d) “the Independent Living (Extension) Fund”; and\n(e) “the Independent Living (1993) Fund”.\n(3) In—\n(a) regulation 39(7)(a) (notional income);\n(b) regulation 43(6) (income treated as capital);\n(c) regulation 46(4)(a) (notional capital);\n(d) regulation 72(9)(b) (non-dependant deductions);\n(e) regulation 82(4)(b) and (c) (evidence and information);\n(f) paragraph 37(1) of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings); and\n(g) paragraph 25(1) of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded),\nfor “Funds” substitute “Fund (2006)”.\n(4) In regulation 50(1) (interpretation)—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) in the definition of “standard maintenance grant” omit “and paid under the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992”.\n(5) In regulation 72(7) (non-dependant deductions) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—\n“(b) he is in receipt of an allowance paid in connection with training provided or arranged by the Department for Employment and Learning under section 1(1) or 3 of the 1950 Act for which persons aged under 18 are eligible and for which persons aged 18 to 24 may be eligible;”.\n(6) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) omit paragraph 42.\n(7) In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—\n(a) in paragraph 35 omit “, the Independent Living (1993) Fund”; and\n(b) omit paragraph 37.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 6(4)(a) revoked (6.4.2009) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/92), reg. 1(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in operation at 17.11.2008, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Rule is S.R. 2007 No. 382"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The definition of “the Independent Living Funds” was amended by Article 7(2)(a) of S.R. 2007 No. 382"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Paragraph 35 was amended by Article 7(3) of S.R. 2007 No. 382"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/428/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:34:21.485433+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}