The Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

Northern Ireland Order in Council 2002 No. 3154 — creates 1 criminal offence.

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Made: 17 December 2002
In force from: Not determined
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Housing, planning, heritage and land
Made under: 2000 (c. 1), Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000

Explanatory note

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This Order confers on the Northern Ireland Housing Executive the function of securing the provision of housing support services to individuals with particular needs, and empowers the Executive to pay grants to eligible persons towards expenditure incurred by them in providing certain housing support services. The Order amends section 129 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 to exclude payments in respect of such services when determining entitlement to housing benefit.

Offences created by this instrument

Unauthorised disclosure of information article 7(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 Lords · Lords Chamber · 5 December 2002 · Lord Rogan
My Lords, I shall be brief. I begin by echoing the sentiments of other noble Lords, especially the noble Lord, Lord Glentoran, in asking for more time to be debate Northern Ireland issues. It is a matter of deep regret that we are today discussing these three Northern Ireland orders; they should be dealt with hack home in Belfast. Speaking as an Ulster Unionist, I can only underline once again how keen is my party that we return to normal business in Northern Ireland. However, let me repeat that that can and will happen only when the republican movement has moved to carry out the necessary…
Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 Lords · Lords Chamber · 5 December 2002
The purpose of the draft Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 is to confer on the Northern Ireland Housing Executive the function of securing the provision of housing support services to individuals with particular needs, and to empower the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to pay grants to eligible persons towards expenditure incurred by them in providing certain housing support services.
Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 Lords · Lords Chamber · 5 December 2002

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