Regulation 5 Amendments to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

in the definition for “main phase employment and support allowance” after “Welfare Reform Act” insert “or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group, ”;

(b)

in the definition for “member of the work-related activity group” for “claimant” substitute “person”.

(3)

In paragraph (8)(c)(ii) of regulation 7 (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home)—

(a)

omit “23 or”;

(b)

after “of that Schedule” insert “or the claimant or the claimant’s partner is a member of the work-related activity group”.

(4)

In paragraph (8)(a) of regulation 74 (non-dependant deductions) for “or where the non-dependant is not a member of the work-related activity group” substitute “and where the non-dependant is not a member of the work-related activity group”.

(5)

In paragraph 1A(a) of Schedule 3 (applicable amounts) after “personally” insert “or the claimant is personally a member of the work-related activity group”.

(6)

In paragraph 17(2)(b)(iv)(bb) of Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) omit “and is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 16 hours per week”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1042, 2008/1082, 2009/583, 2010/1907, 2013/443, 2013/630 and 2017/204.