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(a) in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in arrears in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) of Schedule 2A to the Decisions and Appeals Regulations[3] (date when change of circumstances is to take effect in certain cases where a claimant is in receipt of income support or a jobseeker's allowance) - 


(i) from the first day of the benefit week which includes 23rd December 2001, or

(ii) if the claim for income support is for a period commencing after 23rd December 2001, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 16th December 2001;



(b) in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) of Schedule 2A to the Decisions and Appeals Regulations, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 23rd December 2001,

and for this purpose, the expressions "claimant" and "benefit week" have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations[4] (interpretation).

    (3) In these Regulations - 

"the Decisions and Appeals Regulations" means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999[5];

"the Income Support Regulations" means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987[6].

    (4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[7] shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations
     2. In Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations[8] (housing costs), in paragraph 12(1)(a) (standard rate of interest on qualifying loans) for "6·65 per cent." there shall be substituted "6·19 per cent.".

Revocation
     3. The Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001[9] are hereby revoked save that those Regulations shall continue to have effect until the day before the first day of the benefit week having effect in relation to any particular claimant for the purpose of regulation 1(2) of these Regulations.



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on


20th November 2001.

L.S.

John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development

[2] See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481back

[3] Schedule 2A was inserted by regulation 6(22) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.R. 2000 No. 215back

[4] The definition of "benefit week" was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318back

[5] S.R. 1999 No. 162; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2000 No. 215back

[6] S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 318, S.R. 1995 No. 301 and S.R. 2001 No. 289back

[7] 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)back

[8] Schedule 3 was substituted by Schedule 1 to S.R. 1995 No. 301; paragraph 12 was amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2001 No. 289back

[9] S.R. 2001 No. 289back

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