# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 7: Amendments relating to paternity leave and paternity pay: housing benefit for those of pensionable age

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) 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;”.
(3) 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;”.
(4) In regulation 29 (treatment of child care charges)—
(a) in paragraph (14)(c) for “statutory paternity pay by virtue of 167ZA or 167ZB of the Act” substitute “ordinary statutory paternity pay by virtue of section 167ZA or 167ZB of the Act, additional statutory paternity pay by virtue of section 167ZEA or 167EB of the Act”; and
(b) in paragraph (15)(b) and (c) for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”.
(5) 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;”.
(6) In regulation 34(2)(d) (calculation of net earnings of employed earners) for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/121/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-7
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