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These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and come into operation on 22nd March 2022.
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(1) The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) Regulations 2006 (Northern Ireland) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3(2) (persons from abroad who are ineligible for an allocation of housing accommodation), after sub-paragraph (k) insert—“
(l) a person who was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022 and who left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24th February 2022.”.
(3) In regulation 4(2) (persons from abroad who are ineligible for housing assistance), after sub-paragraph (k) insert—“
(l) a person who was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022 and who left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24th February 2022.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Eddie Hughes
Minister for Housing and Rough Sleeping
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
18th March 2022