
2012 No. 108
Social Security; Housing; Rates
The Social Security (Recovery) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
Made 9th March 2012
Coming into operation 1st April 2012
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 69(6)(a) and (8), 73(1), (4) and (5) and 165(1) and (4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992  and now vested in it .
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Recovery) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2012.
Amendment of the Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations
2 

(1) The Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988  are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) In regulation 16(5)  (limitations on deductions from prescribed benefits)—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) for the words from  “where it is not a multiple of 10 pence” to the end substitute “
                    where it is not a multiple of 5 pence, rounded to the next higher such multiple.
                  ”.
Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations
3 

(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006  are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 99(4)  (method of recovery)—
(a) for  “4 times” substitute “
                    5 times
                  ”; and
(b) for the words from  “but where that 5 per cent.” to the end substitute “
                    that 5 per cent. being, where it is not a multiple of 5 pence, rounded to the next higher such multiple.
                  ”.
(3) In regulation 101(1) (sums to be deducted in calculating recoverable overpayments) after  “determined to be payable” insert “
                to the person from whom the overpayment is recoverable or their partner
              ”.
Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations
4 

(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006  are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 80(4)  (method of recovery)—
(a) for  “4 times” substitute “
                    5 times
                  ”; and
(b) for the words from  “but where that 5 per cent.” to the end substitute “
                    that 5 per cent. being, where it is not a multiple of 5 pence, rounded to the next higher such multiple.
                  ”.
(3) In regulation 82(1) (sums to be deducted in calculating recoverable overpayments) after  “determined to be payable” insert “
                to the person from whom the overpayment is recoverable or their partner
              ”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 9th March 2012
Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
