BAILII is celebrating 24 years of free online access to the law! Would you
consider making a contribution?
No donation is too small. If every visitor before 31 December gives just £1, it
will have a significant impact on BAILII's ability to continue providing free
access to the law.
Thank you very much for your support!
[New search]
[Help]
2001 No. 314
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
| |
Made |
3rd September 2001 | |
| |
Coming into operation |
22nd October 2001 | |
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 131(1) and 171(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992[1] and Article 6(5) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995[2] and now vested in it[3], and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel[4] in so far as regulation 2(1) and (2)(a) is concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of that regulation should not be referred to it[5], hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.
- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), come into operation on 22nd October 2001.
(2) Regulation 2 shall, in relation to a claimant for income support, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 22nd October 2001 and in this paragraph "benefit week"[6] and "claimant" shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations.
(3) Regulation 2 shall, in relation to a claimant for a jobseeker's allowance, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 22nd October 2001 and in this paragraph "benefit week"[7] shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations.
(4) In these Regulations -
"the Income Support Regulations" means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987[8];
"the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations" means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996[9].
(5) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[10] shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Housing benefit, income support and jobseeker's allowance: personal allowances in respect of children and young persons
2.
- (1) In column (2) of the table in each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) (which specify the personal allowances to be applied in respect of children or young persons when calculating applicable amounts) -
(a) in entry (a), for "£31·45" there shall be substituted "£32·95";
(b) in entry (b), for "£32·25" there shall be substituted "£33·75".
(2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are -
(a) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts) to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987[11];
(b) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts) to the Income Support Regulations;
(c) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) to the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on
3rd September 2001.
L.S.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulations 2(1) and (2)(a) of the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
4th September 2001.
L.S.
William Pauley
Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 and the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
In particular, regulation 2 increases by £1·50 from 22nd October 2001, the amounts of the weekly personal allowance applicable in respect of children and young persons in housing benefit, income support and jobseeker's allowance.
In so far as these Regulations are required, for the purposes of regulations 2(1) and (2)(a), to be referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee under section 149(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, ("the 1992 Act"), after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee, they have not been so referred by virtue of section 150(1)(b) of that Act. Otherwise they make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the 1992 Act, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.
Notes:
[1]
1992 c. 7back
[2]
S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)back
[3]
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481back
[4]
See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481back
[5]
See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)back
[6]
The definition of "benefit week" was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318back
[7]
The definition of "benefit week" was amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 358 and regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 503back
[8]
S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1988 No. 318, S.R. 1996 No. 476, S.R. 1999 No. 382 and S.R. 2001 No. 41back
[9]
S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1996 Nos. 358 , 476 and 503, S.R. 1999 No. 382 and S.R. 2001 No. 41back
[10]
1954 c. 33 (N.I.)back
[11]
S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1998 No. 73, S.R. 1999 No. 382 and S.R. 2001 No. 41back
ISBN
0 33794033 9
|
© Crown copyright 2001 |
Prepared
13 September 2001
|
BAILII:
Copyright Policy |
Disclaimers |
Privacy Policy |
Feedback |
Donate to BAILII
URL: http://www.bailii.org/nie/legis/num_reg/2001/20010314.html
