Regulation 4 Amendment of the Housing Benefit RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition of “miscarriage of justice compensation payment”^f2 insert—

““Mother and Baby Scheme payment” means a payment under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme established by the Irish Government under section 5 of the Irish Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023;”;

(b)

in the definition of “qualifying person”^f3 after “an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” insert “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.

(3)

In regulation 39(7A)^f4 (notional income) after sub-paragraph (e), insert—

“(ea)

a Mother and Baby Scheme payment;”.

(4)

In regulation 43(6)^f5 (income treated as capital), after “an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”, insert “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.

(5)

In regulation 46(4A)^f6 (notional capital), after sub-paragraph (f), insert—

“(fa)

a Mother and Baby Scheme payment;”.

(6)

In regulation 72(9) (non-dependant deductions), after sub-paragraph (bf), insert—

“(bg)

any Mother and Baby Scheme payment;”.

(7)

In paragraph 37 of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1A)^f7, after head (e), insert—

“(ea)

Mother and Baby Scheme payment;”;

(b)

in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6)^f8 after “an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” insert “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.

(8)

In paragraph 25 of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1A)^f9 after “LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” insert “, Mother and Baby Scheme payment”;

(b)

in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6)^f10 after “an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” insert “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in operation at 30.10.2026, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Instruments are S.R. 2008 No. 428, S.R. 2010 No. 69, S.R. 2011 No. 357, S.I. 2013/3021, S.R. 2016 No. 228, S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219, S.R. 2020 No. 108, S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.I. 2021/786, S.I. 2022/177, S.R. 2023 Nos. 97 and 184, S.I. 2024/919 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f2: The definition of “miscarriage of justice compensation payment” was inserted by regulation 5(2)(a) of S.R. 2025 No. 122
f3: The definition of “qualifying person” was amended by S.R. 2010 No. 69, S.R. 2011 No. 357, S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219, S.R. 2020 No. 108, S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.R. 2023 Nos. 97 and 184 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f4: Regulation 39(7A) was inserted by regulation 5(3)(c) of S.R. 2020 No. 108 and amended by S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.R. 2023 No. 97 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f5: Regulation 43(6) was amended by S.R. 2008 No. 428, S.R. 2010 No. 69, S.R. 2011 No. 357, S.R. 2017 No. 205, S.R. 2017 No. 219, S.R. 2020 No. 108, S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.R. 2023 Nos. 97 and 184 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f6: Regulation 46(4A) was inserted by regulation 5(5)(c) of S.R. 2020 No. 108 and amended by S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.R. 2023 No. 97 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f7: Sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 5(11)(b) of S.R. 2020 No. 108 and amended by S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.R. 2023 No. 97 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f8: Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) were amended by S.R. 2010 No. 69. Sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) were amended by S.R. 2020 No. 108, S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.R. 2023 No. 97 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f9: Sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 5(12)(b)(ii) of S.R. 2020 No. 108 and amended by S.R. 2021 No. 345, S.R. 2023 No. 97 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f10: Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) were amended by regulation 8(5)(g) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 5(12)(b)(iii) and (iv) of S.R. 2020 No. 108, regulation 5(8)(a)(ii) of S.R. 2021 No. 345, regulation 5(8)(b) of S.R. 2023 No. 97, regulation 6(8)(b) of S.R. 2025 No. 24 and regulation 5(8)(b) of S.R. 2025 No. 122