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Paragraph 24 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Where a claimant has ceased to occupy what was formerly the dwelling occupied as the home following his estrangement or divorce from his former partner, that dwelling for a period of 26 weeks from the date on which F1he ceased to occupy that dwelling or, where the dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for so long as it is so occupied.

(2)

In this paragraph “dwelling” includes any garage, garden and outbuildings, which were formerly occupied by the claimant as his home and any premises not so occupied which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately, in particular any croft land on which the dwelling is situated.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 4 para. 24 substituted (1.4.1989) by The Housing Benefit (Community Charge Rebates) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/361), regs. 1(1)(b), 19(b)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 4 para. 24 in force at 1.4.1989, see reg. 1(1)