HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 8th April 2002. 2 In these Regulations— “the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Income Support: income disregard 2 1 The Income Support Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5). 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In regulation 42(4)( a )(i) (notional income) after “war widow’s pension” there shall be inserted “or war widower’s pension” and after “widow” there shall be inserted “or widower”. 4 In regulation 51(3)( a )(i) (notional capital) after “war widow’s pension” there shall be inserted “or war widower’s pension” and after “widow” there shall be inserted “or widower”. 5 In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)— a in paragraph 16( b ) after “pension” there shall be inserted “or war widower’s pension”; b in paragraph 16( c ) after “widow” there shall be inserted “or widower”; c in paragraphs 54 and 55 after “widows” there shall be inserted “or widowers”; d in paragraph 56(1)( a ) after “widow” there shall be inserted “or widower”, and e in paragraph 56(1)( b ) after “widows” there shall be inserted “or widowers”. Housing Benefit: income disregard 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jobseeker’s Allowance: income disregard 4 1 The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5). 2 In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “war widow’s pension” there shall be inserted the following definition— “war widower’s pension” means a pension payable to a man as a widower under any of the enactments mentioned in the definition of “war disablement pension” in respect of death or disablement of any person; . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c in paragraphs 53 and 54 after “widows” there shall be inserted “or widowers”; d in paragraph 55(1)( a ) after “widow” there shall be inserted “or widower”, and e in paragraph 55(1)( b ) after “widows” there shall be inserted “or widowers”. Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance: housing costs linking rules 5 In paragraph 14(13) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations (housing costs: linking rule) and paragraph 13(15) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (housing costs: linking rule) after “paragraph 6(1)( a )” there shall be inserted “, 6(1)( b )”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th March 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulation 3 of the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 27th March 2002. Rodney Scott Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel