# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 59: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In regulation 1(2) of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001, in the definition of “couple”, in paragraph (b), for “as a married couple” substitute “as if they were a married couple or civil partners”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1458/schedule/3/paragraph/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-59
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