The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
These Regulations amend the Housing Benefit (persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No. 406) to include new rates for Housing Benefit for those not subject to the transitional protection of the removal of the savings credit uplift. Where an individual or all members to a marriage attain pensionable age on or after 1 April 2021, they will not receive the uplift amount. Where one or more members of a household did attain pensionable age before 1st April 2021, the benefit unit will continue to receive the savings credit uplift.