Regulation 3 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland)I1
Northern Ireland
(1)
The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006f1 are amended as follows.
(2)
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “member of a couple who cannot share a bedroom” in paragraph (a)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (i) omit “at the higher rate in accordance with section 65(3) of the Act”;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (ia) omit “at the higher rate in accordance with regulation 6 of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024f2”.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 3 in operation at 27.1.2025, see reg. 1(2)
Footnotes
- f1
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S.R. 2006 No. 405. The definition of a “member of a couple who cannot share a bedroom” was inserted by S.R. 2017 No. 70 and amended by S.I. 2022/177; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant
- f2