Regulation 4 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations

The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

In regulation 56(2)(i) (calculation of grant income) after “1989” insert “or Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

In Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings), in paragraph 17(2)(b), for sub-paragraph (iv) substitute—

“(iv)

not being a member of a couple, is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 16 hours per week and—

(aa)

the claimant’s applicable amount includes a disability premium under paragraph 12 or the support component under paragraph 24 of Schedule 4, or

(bb)

the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group, or

(v)

is a member of a couple and at least one member of that couple is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 16 hours per week and that member of the couple—

(aa)

satisfies the qualifying conditions for the disability premium or the support component under paragraph 24 of Schedule 4, or

(bb)

is a member of the work-related activity group.”.