# The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015, Paragraph 25: Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006


(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 38(2)(d) (earnings of self-employed earners)—
(a) in paragraph (ivb), omit “or”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (vi), insert—
“or
(vii) the person concerned where the payment is for the provision of accommodation in respect of the meeting of that person’s needs under section 18 or 19 of the Care Act 2014 (duty and power to meet needs for care and support);”.
(3) In paragraph 26D of Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (b), omit “or”;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (c), insert—
“or
(d) as a direct payment under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 (care and support).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/643/schedule/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014-consequential-amendments-secondary-legislation-order-2015/schedule/paragraph-25
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