housing; rates Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Daily Liability Entitlement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2007. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2 1 The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In regulation 74 (date on which entitlement is to commence)— a for paragraph (3)(c) substitute— c he becomes liable in that benefit week to make payments, which fall due on a daily basis, in respect of the accommodation specified in paragraph (4) which he occupies as his home. ; and b after regulation 74(3) add— 4 The accommodation referred to in paragraph (3)(c) is— a a hostel; b board and lodging accommodation where the payments are to the Executive under Article 12(2) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988; c accommodation secured by the Executive where the payments are to the Executive under Article 12(2) of that Order; or d accommodation which the Executive holds on a lease granted for a term not exceeding 10 years. 5 In this regulation “board and lodging accommodation” means— a accommodation provided to a person or, if he is a member of a family, to him or any other member of his family, for a charge which is inclusive of the provision of that accommodation and at least some cooked or prepared meals which both are cooked or prepared (by a person other than a person to whom the accommodation is provided or by a member of his family) and are consumed in that accommodation or associated premises; or b accommodation provided to a person in a hotel, guest house, lodging house or some similar establishment, but it does not include accommodation in a care home, an Abbeyfield Home, an independent hospital or a hostel. . 3 In regulation 77(10) (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect) omit the words “in respect of a hostel”. Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 3 1 The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In regulation 55 (date on which entitlement is to commence)— a for paragraph (2)(b) substitute— b he becomes liable in that benefit week to make payments, which fall due on a daily basis, in respect of the accommodation specified in paragraph (3) which he occupies as his home. ; and b after regulation 55(2) add— 3 The accommodation referred to in paragraph (2)(b) is— a a hostel; b board and lodging accommodation where the payments are to the Executive under Article 12(2) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988; c accommodation secured by the Executive where the payments are to the Executive under Article 12(2) of that Order; or d accommodation which the Executive holds on a lease granted for a term not exceeding 10 years. 4 In this regulation “board and lodging accommodation” means— a accommodation provided to a person or, if he is a member of a family, to him or any other member of his family, for a charge which is inclusive of the provision of that accommodation and at least some cooked or prepared meals which both are cooked or prepared (by a person other than a person to whom the accommodation is provided or by a member of his family) and are consumed in that accommodation or associated premises; or b accommodation provided to a person in a hotel, guest house, lodging house or some similar establishment, but it does not include accommodation in a care home, an Abbeyfield Home, an independent hospital or a hostel. . 3 In regulation 57(10) (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect) omit the words “in respect of a hostel”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st March 2007 (L.S.) John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development