# The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations 2017, Regulation 6: Amendments to the 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 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) of regulation 55 (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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/581/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-miscellaneous-amendments-and-transitional-and-savings-provision-regulations-2017/regulation-6
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