Regulation 5 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006f1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
after the definition of “miscarriage of justice compensation payment” insert—
““Mother and Baby Scheme payment” means a payment under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme established by the Irish Government under section 5 of the Irish Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023;”;
in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment” substitute “, a miscarriage of justice compensation payment or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.
In regulation 55(10) (non-dependant deductions) after sub-paragraph (bf) insert—
“(bg)any Mother and Baby Scheme payment;”.
In Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 16—
in sub-paragraph (1A) for “or miscarriage of justice compensation payment” substitute “, miscarriage of justice compensation payment, Mother and Baby Scheme payment”;
in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) for “or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment” substitute “, a miscarriage of justice compensation payment or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.