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The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

W.S.I. 2023/76 · Made 25 January 2023 · Extends to England and Wales

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Housing, Wales

Made 25 January 2023

Coming into force 30 January 2023

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 160A(3)f1 of the Housing Act 1996f2 and section 61 of and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 to, the Housing (Wales) Act 2014f3.

In accordance with section 142(3)(b)(ii) of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymruf4.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Section 160A was inserted by section 14(2) of the Homelessness Act 2002 (c. 7); subsection 3 was amended by section 146(2)(d) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 160A(3) of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) were, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and the entry in relation to the Housing Act 1996 in Schedule 1 to S.I. 1999/672 as read in accordance with section 17(1) of the Homelessness Act 2002. Those functions were subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162(1) of and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

f2

1996 c. 52.

f3

2014 anaw 7. See section 99 for the definition of “prescribed”.

f4

The reference in section 142(3) to the National Assembly for Wales now has effect as a reference to Senedd Cymru, by virtue of section 150A(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006. See also section 40 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4) for provision about the procedure that applies to this instrument.

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2014
  3. 3Amendments to regulation 3
  4. 4Amendments to regulation 5
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Title and commencementI1

The title of these Regulations is the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and they come into force on 30 January 2023.

2Amendment of the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2014I1

The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2014f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

3Amendments to regulation 3I1

In regulation 3 (persons subject to immigration control who are eligible for an allocation of housing accommodation)—

(a)

omit the “and” immediately following paragraph (k),

(b)

at the end of paragraph (l), for “.” substitute “; and”, and

(c)

after paragraph (l) insert—

“(m)

Class M – a person who has temporary leave to remain in the United Kingdom granted in accordance with Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery of the Immigration Rulesf1.”

4Amendments to regulation 5I1

In regulation 5(1) (persons subject to immigration control who are eligible for housing assistance)—

(a)

omit the “and” immediately following sub-paragraph (l),

(b)

at the end of sub-paragraph (m), for “.” substitute “; and”, and

(c)

after sub-paragraph (m) insert—

“(n)

Class N – a person who has temporary leave to remain in the United Kingdom granted in accordance with Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery of the Immigration Rules.”

Signature

Julie James

Minister for Climate Change, one of the Welsh Ministers

25 January 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Allcation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2603 (W. 257)) (“the 2014 Regulations”) which make provision for which persons subject to immigration control are eligible for an allocation of housing accommodation and for housing assistance.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 3 of the 2014 Regulations which relates to the eligibility of persons subject to immigration control for an allocation of housing accommodation under Part 6 the Housing Act 1996 Act (“the 1996 Act”). It prescribes an additional class of persons (“Class M”) subject to immigration control who are eligible for an allocation of housing accommodation under the 1996 Act.

Class M applies to persons who are victims of human trafficking or slavery and who have been granted temporary leave to remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with the Immigration Rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77).

Regulation 4 amends regulation 5(1) of the 2014 Regulations which relates to the eligibility of persons subject to immigration control for housing assistance under section 66, 68, 73 or 75 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014. It prescribes an additional class of persons (“Class N”) who are eligible for such assistance. This class is equivalent to Class M inserted by regulation 3.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ and on the Welsh Government’s website at www.gov.wales.