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(1) These regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and shall come into operation on 28th January 2021.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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For the purposes of determining the local housing allowance in 2021, the Schedule (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) to the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 is to be read as if for paragraph 2(2) (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1) there were substituted—“
(2) For all broad rental market areas the local housing allowance for a category of dwelling is the allowance determined for that category of dwelling on 31 March 2020.”.
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For the purposes of determining the local housing allowance in 2021, the Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations) to the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 is to be read as if for paragraph 2(2) (local housing allowance for category of accommodation in paragraph 1) there were substituted—“
(2) For all broad rental market areas the local housing allowance for a category of accommodation is the allowance determined for that category of accommodation on 31 March 2020.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 27th January 2021
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
