Regulation 6 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations

(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)^f2 omit the definition of “service user group”; and

(b)

after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)
References in these Regulations to a claimant participating as a service user are to—

(a)
a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of—

(i)
a body which has a statutory duty to provide services in the field of health, social care or social housing, or

(ii)
a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such services,

in their capacity as a user, potential user, carer of a user or person otherwise affected by the provision of those services; or

(b)
the carer of a person consulted under sub-paragraph (a).”.

(3)

In regulation 32(2)(d)^f3 (earnings of employed earners) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

(4)

In regulation 39(12A)^f4 (notional income) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

(5)

In paragraph 2A^f5 of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Regulation is S.R. 2009 No. 338
f2: The definition of “service user group” was inserted by regulation 6(2)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 338
f3: Sub-paragraph (d) was inserted by regulation 6(3) of S.R. 2009 No. 338
f4: Paragraph (12A) was inserted by regulation 6(4)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 338
f5: Paragraph 2A was inserted by regulation 6(6)(a) of S.R. 2009 No. 338