Housing; Rates; Social Security Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Habitual Residence) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 31st May 2014. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Income Support Regulations 2 In regulation 21AA(4) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute— za a qualified person for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 as a worker or a self-employed person; zb a family member of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (za) within the meaning of regulation 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) of those Regulations; zc a person who has a right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom by virtue of regulation 15(1)(c), (d) or (e) of those Regulations; . Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 3 In regulation 85A(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute— za a qualified person for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 as a worker or a self-employed person; zb a family member of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (za) within the meaning of regulation 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) of those Regulations; zc a person who has a right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom by virtue of regulation 15(1)(c), (d) or (e) of those Regulations; . Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 4 In regulation 2(4) of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (persons not in Northern Ireland) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute— za a qualified person for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 as a worker or a self-employed person; zb a family member of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (za) within the meaning of regulation 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) of those Regulations; zc a person who has a right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom by virtue of regulation 15(1)(c), (d) or (e) of those Regulations; . Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 5 In regulation 10(5) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (persons from abroad) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute— za a qualified person for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 as a worker or a self-employed person; zb a family member of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (za) within the meaning of regulation 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) of those Regulations; zc a person who has a right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom by virtue of regulation 15(1)(c), (d) or (e) of those Regulations; . Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 6 In regulation 10(5) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (persons from abroad) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute— za a qualified person for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 as a worker or a self-employed person; zb a family member of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (za) within the meaning of regulation 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) of those Regulations; zc a person who has a right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom by virtue of regulation 15(1)(c), (d) or (e) of those Regulations; . Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 7 In regulation 70(4) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute— za a qualified person for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 as a worker or a self-employed person; zb a family member of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (za) within the meaning of regulation 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) of those Regulations; zc a person who has a right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom by virtue of regulation 15(1)(c), (d) or (e) of those Regulations; . Revocations 8 Regulations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Social Security (Croatia) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 are revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th May 2014 (L.S.) Anne McCleary A senior officer of the Department for Social Development The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to regulations 5 and 6. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 8th May 2014 (L.S.) John McKibbin A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel