Regulation 5 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(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 53(10) (non-dependant deductions) after sub-paragraph (bf), insert—

“(bg)

any Mother and Baby Scheme payment;”.

(4)

In paragraph 16 of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1A)^f4 after “LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” insert “, Mother and Baby Scheme payment”;

(b)

in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6)^f5 after “an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” insert “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in operation at 30.10.2026, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2010 Nos. 69 and 103, S.R. 2011 No. 357, S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219, S.R. 2020 No. 108, S.R. 2021 No. 345 and S.R. 2023 Nos. 97 and 184 and S.R. 2025 Nos. 24 and 122
f2: The definition of “miscarriage of justice compensation payment” was inserted by regulation 6(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: Sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 6(4)(a)(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
f5: 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