Regulation 4 Amendments to the Housing Benefit Regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “designated office” there shall be substituted the following definition—

• ““designated office” means the office designated by the relevant authority for the receipt of claims to housing benefit, either—

  1. (a)

     by notice upon or with a form approved by it for the purpose of claiming housing benefit; or

  2. (b)

     by reference upon or with such a form to some other document available from it and sent by electronic means or otherwise on application and without charge; or

  3. (c)

     by any combination of the provisions set out in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above;”.