Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213), the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/214), the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/215), and the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/216) to grant authorities the power to modify those Regulations to provide that certain payments made under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/439) may be disregarded from the calculation of income for housing benefit or council tax benefit purposes.