2013 No. 209
The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(d), 129(A)(2) and 171(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 F1 and now vested in it F2.
Proposals in respect of these Regulations were not referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee since it appeared to the Department for Social Development that by reason of the urgency of the matter it was expedient to do so F3.
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
See sections 149(2) and 150(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and come into operation on 1st September 2013.
2
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 F4 shall apply to these regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations2
1
The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 F5 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
In regulation 2(1) F6 (interpretation) omit the definition of “applicable consumer prices index”.
3
In regulation 3 F7 (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)—
a
in paragraph (2) F8, for “In 2012 and in each subsequent year, no more than 20 working days after the applicable consumer prices index is published,”
substitute “
In 2014 and in each subsequent year, on the date specified in paragraph (2A),
”
; and
b
after paragraph (2) insert—
2A
The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (2) is—
a
15th January where that is a Wednesday; or
b
where 15th January is not a Wednesday, the first Wednesday following 15th January.
4
In paragraph 2 of the Schedule F9 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)—
a
for sub-paragraph (11) substitute—
11
The amount to be determined by the rent officer for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1A) is the local housing allowance last determined for that category of dwelling increased by one per cent.
b
omit sub-paragraph (13).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th August 2013
1992 c. 7; section 129A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)