
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1996.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
2 
In regulation 18(1) of the principal Regulations (patients)—
(a) in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (d)(ii) for “£14·70” there shall be substituted “£15·30”;
(b) in sub-paragraphs (c)(i) and (d)(i) for “£11·75” there shall be substituted “£12·25”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) for “£29·40” there shall be substituted “£30·60”.
3 
In regulation 63 of the principal Regulations (non-dependant deductions)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) for “£2·30” there shall be substituted “£2·60”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) for “£1·15” there shall be substituted “£1·30”;
(b) in paragraph 2(d) for “£111·00” there shall be substituted “£114·00”.
4 
In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (applicable amounts)—
(a) for Part I (personal allowances) there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
(b) in Part II (family premium) in paragraph 3 for “£10·25” there shall be substituted “£10·55”;
(c) for Part IV (amounts of premiums specified in Part III) there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
5 
In Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in paragraph 22(b) for “£9·20” there shall be substituted “£9·25”.
6 
Regulations 3(a) and 5 of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 and regulations 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
W. G. Purdy
Assistant Secretary
8th March 1996.The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland on
R. E. Aiken
Assistant Secretary
8th March 1996.
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 4(a)

SCHEDULE 2
Part I
Regulations 16(a) and (b) and 17(a), (b) and (c)
1 
The amounts specified in column (2) in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 16(a) and 17(a) and (b)—

Column (1) Column (2)
Person or Couple Amount

(1) Single claimant aged—
(b) less than 25; 
(1) 
(b) £37·90;

(c) not less than 25. 
(c) £47·90.

(2) Lone parent aged—
(a) less than 18; 
(2) 
(a) £37·90;

(b) not less than 18. 
(b) £47·90.

(3) Couple—
(a) where both members are aged 
(3) 
(a) £57·20;less than 18;

(b) where at least one member is aged 
(b) £75·20.not less than 18.
2 
The amounts specified in column (2) in respect of each person specified in column (1) shall be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 16(b) and 17(c)—

Column (1) Column (2)
Child or Young Person Amount
Person aged—

(a) less than 11; 
(a) £16·45;

(b) not less than 11 but less than 16; 
(b) £24·10;

(c) not less than 16 but less than 18; 
(c) £28·85;

(d) not less than 18. 
(d) £37·90.
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 4(c)

Part IV
Regulations 16(d) and 17(e)

Premium Amount

15 
—
(1) Lone Parent Premium. 
(1) £11·50.

(2) Pensioner Premium for persons aged under 75—
(a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(a); 
(2) 
(a) £19·15;

(b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(b). 
(b) £28·90.

(3) Pensioner Premium for persons aged 75 and over—
(a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9A(a); 
(3) 
(a) £21·30;

(b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9A(b). 
(b) £31·90.

(4) Higher Pensioner Premium—
(a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(1)(a) or (b); 
(4) 
(a) £25·90;

(b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(2)(a) or (b). 
(b) £37·05.

(5) Disability Premium—
(a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(a); 
(5) 
(a) £20·40;

(b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(b). 
(b) £29·15.

(6) Severe Disability Premium—
(a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(a); 
(6) 
(a) £36·40;

(b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(b)—
(i) in a case where there is someone in receipt of an invalid care allowance, 
(b) 
(i) £36·40,

(ii) in a case where there is no one in receipt of such an allowance. 
(ii) £72·80.

(7) Disabled Child Premium. 
(7) £20·40 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the condition specified in paragraph 14 is satisfied.

(8) Carer Premium. 
(8) £13·00 in respect of each person who satisfies the condition specified in paragraph 14ZA.