Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2006
United Kingdom
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
At a glance
What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Any Person also bound by 2337 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 150 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Amount ineligible for meals
Amount of ineligible charges
Excessive service costs
A service charge for fuel except a charge in respect...
(1) Where a charge is ineligible to be met by...
(1) Where rent is payable other than weekly, any amount...
In this Schedule— “communal area” means any area (other than...
Significantly high rents
One bedroom or room suitable for living in shall be...
One additional bedroom is allowed where on the application for...
Two additional bedrooms are allowed where sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)...
The number of rooms (excluding any allowed under paragraph 10)...
Houseboats
Mobile homes
Rental purchase agreements
In this Schedule— “uncontrolled tenancy” means a tenancy which is...
Size and rent
Exceptionally high rents
Local reference rents
Single room rents
Claim-related rent
Ineligible charges and support charges
Housing associations etc.
(1) The Executive shall decide the indicative rent level for...
An excluded tenancy is any tenancy to which any of...
(1) Subject to the following sub-paragraphs, where the Executive has...
This paragraph applies where the landlord is a registered housing...
This paragraph applies to a tenancy which is a controlled...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) this paragraph applies...
In this Schedule expressions have the same meaning as in...
Persons in receipt of concessionary payments
Person in receipt of benefit
(1) The amounts specified in column (2) in respect of...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), for the purposes of this...
Severe Disability Premium
Enhanced disability premium
Disabled child premium
Carer premium
Where 2 or more of paragraphs 2 to 5 apply...
Where a payment of earnings is made in a currency...
In a case where a claimant is a lone parent,...
(1) In a case of earnings from any employment or...
(1) If the claimant or, if he has a partner,...
(1) £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he...
(1) Where— (a) the claimant (or if the claimant is...
Any amount or the balance of any amount which would...
Except where the claimant or his partner qualifies for a...
Any earnings other than earnings referred to in regulation 31(8)(b),...
(1) In a case where the claimant is a person...
In addition to any sum which falls to be disregarded...
Where the claimant occupies a dwelling as his home and...
If the claimant— (a) owns the freehold or leasehold interest...
Where a claimant receives income under an annuity purchased with...
(1) Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph...
Any increase in ... of the Naval, Military and Air...
Any payment ordered by a court to be made to...
Periodic payments made to the claimant or the claimant’s partner...
Any income which is payable outside the United Kingdom for...
Any banking charges or commission payable in converting to sterling...
Where the claimant makes a parental contribution in respect of...
£10 of a pension paid by a government to victims...
(1) Where the claimant is the parent of a student...
(1) Where a claimant’s family includes at least one child...
Except in a case which falls under paragraph 9 of...
Except in the case of income from capital specified in...
Any special war widows payment made under——
Where the total value of any capital specified in Part...
Any amount of carer support payment that is in excess...
The whole of any amount included in a pension to...
Any mobility supplement under article 20 of the Naval, Military...
Any supplementary pension under article 23(2) of the Naval, Military...
In the case of a pension awarded at the supplementary...
(1) Any payment which is— (a) made under any of...
£15 of any widowed parent’s allowance to which the claimant...
£15 of any widowed mother’s allowance to which the claimant...
Any premises or land acquired for occupation by the claimant...
The assets of any business owned in whole or in...
The surrender value of any policy of life insurance.
The value of any funeral plan contract; and for this...
Where an ex-gratia payment has been made by the Secretary...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the amount of any trust...
The amount of any payment, other than a war pension...
(1) Any payment made under or by —
(1) An amount equal to the amount of any payment...
Any amount specified in paragraph 19, 20 , 21 or...
Amounts paid under a policy of insurance in connection with...
Any premises which the claimant intends to occupy as his...
So much of any amounts paid to the claimant or...
(1) Subject to paragraph 22, any amount paid—
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), any payment of £5,000 or...
Any payment of a widowed parent’s allowance made pursuant to...
Where a capital asset is held in a currency other...
The value of the right to receive income from an...
The dwelling occupied as the home; but only one dwelling...
Where an ex-gratia payment has been made by the Secretary...
Where a person elects to be entitled to a lump...
Any arrears of supplementary pension which is disregarded under paragraph...
Any payment made under Part 8A of the Act (entitlement...
Any payments made under regulations made under section 8 of...
(1) A payment of bereavement support payment in respect of...
Any payment made under or by a trust, established for...
Any sum paid by means of assistance in accordance with...
Any sum paid by means of winter heating assistance in...
Where a person chooses a lump sum under section 8(2)...
The value of the right to receive any income under...
Any premises which the claimant intends to occupy as his...
The value of the right to receive any rent except...
The value of the right to receive any income under...
Any ex-gratia payment made to a qualifying Equitable Life annuitant...
Where property is held under a trust, other than—
Any premises occupied in whole or in part by—
Any future interest in property of any kind, other than...
Where a claimant has ceased to occupy what was formerly...
Any premises or land where the claimant is taking reasonable...
All personal possessions.
The assets of any business owned in whole or in...
Adjustment of entitlement in respect of an extended payment (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit)
Interpretation
Calculation and payment of an extended payment (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit)
Movers
Movers and rent allowances
Movers and rent and rate rebates
Movers and extended payments (severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit)
Maximum housing benefit
Movers and rate rebates
Movers with 2 homes
The statement of matters to be included in any decision...
Where a person is not on state pension credit but...
Where a decision has been made under regulation 73 or...
In this Schedule, “landlord” has the same meaning as in...
Where an authority makes a decision under regulation 22 the...
(...) Where a person is not awarded housing benefit—
(1) Where the appropriate authority makes a decision that there...
(1) This Part applies in a case where a decision...
Every decision notice shall include a statement as to the...
Every decision notice shall include a statement as to the...
Every decision notice following an application for a revision in...
Every decision notice following an application for a revision in...
An authority may include in the decision notice any other...
Parts II, III and VI shall apply only to the...
Where a decision notice is given following a revision of...
(1) Where a person on state pension credit is awarded...
Interpretation
Conditions for the use of electronic communication
Use of intermediaries
Effect of delivering information by means of electronic communication
Proof of identity of sender or recipient of information
Proof of delivery of information
Proof of content of information
Evidence and information
- Provide pension scheme information to housing benefit authorities on request Any Person
Payment on death of the person entitled
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Relevant authority must pay housing benefit upon death of the claimant Local authority
Browse 114 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Definition of non-dependant
(1) The amount for the purposes of regulations 20(1)(c) and...
Cases in which section 1(1A) of the Administration Act is disapplied
The premiums specified in Part IV shall, for the purposes...
Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit
Remunerative work
Circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home
Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling
Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling
Persons from abroad
Eligible housing costs
Rates
Rent
Eligible rent
Eligible rent and maximum rent
Eligible rent and maximum rent (LHA)
Transitional protection–reduction in LHA
Maximum rent
Protection on death and 13 week protection
Change in reckonable rent
When a maximum rent (LHA) is to be determined
Determination of a maximum rent (LHA)
Publication of local housing allowances
Amended determinations
Decisions
Pre-tenancy decisions
Persons of prescribed description
Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another
Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household
Applicable amounts
Calculation of income and capital of members of claimant’s family and of a polygamous marriage
Circumstances in which income of non-dependant is to be treated as claimant’s
Calculation of income and capital
Claimant in receipt of guarantee credit
Calculation of claimant’s income and capital in savings credit only cases
Calculation of income and capital where state pension credit is not payable
Meaning of “income”
Calculation of income on a weekly basis
Treatment of child care charges
Calculation of average weekly income from tax credits
Calculation of weekly income
Disregard of changes in tax, contributions etc.
Earnings of employed earners
Calculation of net earnings of employed earners
Calculation of earnings of self-employed earners
Earnings of self-employed earners
Calculation of net profit of self-employed earners
Deduction of tax and contributions of self-employed earners
Notional income
Income paid to third parties
Capital limit
Calculation of capital
Calculation of capital in the United Kingdom
Calculation of capital outside the United Kingdom
Notional capital
Diminishing notional capital rule
Capital jointly held
Maximum housing benefit
Housing benefit tapers
Amount payable during extended payment period when an extended payment is payable pursuant to regulation 70 or 71 of the Housing Benefit Regulations
Extended payments (qualifying contributory benefits)
Duration of extended payment period (qualifying contributory benefits)
Amount of extended payment (qualifying contributory benefits)
Relationship between extended payment (qualifying contributory benefits) and entitlement to housing benefit under the general conditions of entitlement
Continuing payments where state pension credit claimed
Non-dependant deductions
Minimum housing benefit
Date on which entitlement is to commence
Date on which housing benefit is to end where entitlement to severe disablement allowance or incapacity benefit ceases
Date on which change of circumstances is to take effect
Change of circumstances where state pension credit payable
Calculation of weekly amounts
Rent and rate-free periods
Who may claim
Time and manner in which claims are to be made
Electronic claims for benefit
Amendment and withdrawal of claim
Duty to notify changes of circumstances
Notice of change of circumstances given electronically
Decisions by a relevant authority
Notification of decision
Time and manner of payment
Circumstances in which a rate rebate may be treated as if it fell to be paid as a rent allowance
Frequency of payment of a rent allowance
Payment on account of a rent allowance
Payment to be made to a person entitled
Circumstances in which payment is to be made to a landlord or the Department of Finance and Personnel
Circumstances in which payment may be made to a landlord or the Department of Finance and Personnel
Offsetting
Meaning of overpayment
Recoverable overpayments
Person from whom recovery may be sought
Method of recovery
Diminution of capital
Sums to be deducted in calculating recoverable overpayments
Sums to be deducted in calculating recoverable overpayments where the claimant has changed dwelling
Recovery of overpayments from prescribed benefits
Recovery by deduction from earnings
Prescribed benefits
Restrictions on recovery of rent and consequent modifications
Interpretation
Collection of information
Verifying information
Recording and holding information
Forwarding of information
Request for information
Interpretation
Requiring information
Circumstances for requiring information
Relevant information
Manner of supply of information
Criminal offence
Explore more
Browse legislation
Find other UK business legislation with related guidance.