Regulation 5 Amendments to the Principal Regulations

After regulation 31(2) of the Principal Regulations (reductions from payments to be taken into account) insert—

“(3)

Any payment made to or deduction by a local housing authority or a registered social landlord in respect of the provision of living accommodation shall be exempted from the operation of sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (1), except where the living accommodation is provided to the worker in connection with his employment with the local housing authority or registered social landlord.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraph (3), “local housing authority” means—

(a)

in England and Wales, a local housing authority as defined in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1985^f1 and shall in addition include county councils;

(b)

in Scotland, a local authority landlord as defined in section 11(3) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001^f2;

(c)

in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

(5)

For the purposes of paragraph (3), “registered social landlord” means—

(a)

in England and Wales, a social landlord registered under Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996^f3 and shall in addition include subsidiaries or associates as defined in that Act;

(b)

in Scotland, a body registered in the register maintained under section 57 of the of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001^f4;

(c)

in Northern Ireland, a housing association registered under Chapter II of Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992^f5.”.