# The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations amend the provisions of the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 2006 (“the Eligibility Regulations”) which determine which persons from abroad, other than persons subject to immigration control, are ineligible for an allocation of housing accommodation under Part 6 of the Housing Act 1996 or for housing assistance under Part 7 of that Act.
The Eligibility Regulations provide that a person who is not subject to immigration control is ineligible for an allocation of housing accommodation or for housing assistance if they are not habitually resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland, unless specifically exempted from that requirement. Regulation 2 amends the Eligibility Regulations to create such an exemption. The effect of the provision is that a person not subject to immigration control who is not habitually resident, and who left Zimbabwe and arrived in Great Britain on or after 28th February 2009 having accepted an offer from Her Majesty’s Government of assistance for settlement in the United Kingdom, will be eligible for an allocation of housing accommodation or for housing assistance. However, the exemption only has effect until the 17th March 2011.
An impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as they have no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/358/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/allocation-of-housing-and-homelessness-eligibility-england-amendment-regulations-2009/note
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