Regulation 8 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations

The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

In Schedule 1 (ineligible service charges) in paragraph 1(a) for head (iii) substitute—

“(iii)

leisure items such as either sports facilities (except a children’s play area), or television rental, licence and subscription fees (except radio relay charges and charges made in respect of the conveyance and installation and maintenance of equipment for the conveyance of a television broadcasting service);”.

In Schedule 4 (applicable amounts) in paragraph 6(8)(a) for “the date on which the award is made” substitute “the date on which the award is first paid”.