Regulation 7 Amendments relating to paternity leave and paternity pay: housing benefit for those of pensionable ageI1I2

The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “paternity leave” substitute—

• ““paternity leave” means a period of absence from work on ordinary paternity leave by virtue of Article 112A or 112B of the Employment Rights Order or on additional paternity leave by virtue of Article 112AA or 112BB of that Order;”.

In regulation 27(1)(h) (meaning of income) for head (xiv) substitute—

“(xiv)

ordinary statutory paternity pay payable under Part XIIZA of the Act;

(xiva)

additional statutory paternity pay payable under Part XIIZA of the Act;”.

In regulation 29 (treatment of child care charges)—

In regulation 33(1) (earnings of employed earners) for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—

“(i)

ordinary statutory paternity pay payable under Part XIIZA of the Act;

(ia)

additional statutory paternity pay payable under Part XIIZA of the Act;”.

In regulation 34(2)(d) (calculation of net earnings of employed earners) for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”.