Regulation 2 Amendments to the Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

The Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2026^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 (amendments to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006), for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings)—

(a)

In paragraph 17^f2, in sub-paragraph (3)(a), after “paragraphs 3 to 10A” insert “and 18”;

(b)

After paragraph 17, insert—

“18

(1)

Where—

(a)

the claimant is resident in accommodation specified in paragraph 3A or paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (meaning of payments in respect of accommodation)^f3; and

(b)

the claimant, or, if the claimant has a partner, the claimant or their partner, is an employed earner or self-employed earner,

the amount specified in sub-paragraph (2); but, notwithstanding regulation 25 (calculation of income and capital of members of claimant's family and of a polygamous marriage), if this paragraph applies to a claimant, where the claimant has a partner, it shall not apply to their partner except where, and to the extent that, the earnings of the claimant which are to be disregarded under this paragraph are less than the amount specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

Where the claimant—

(a)

is a single claimant who—

(i)

has not attained the age of 25 years, £61.41;

(ii)

has attained the age of 25 years, £77.73;

(b)

is a lone parent who—

(i)

has not attained the age of 25 years, £61.41;

(ii)

has attained the age of 25 years, £77.73;

(c)

has a partner, where—

(i)

the claimant and their partner have not attained the age of 18 years, £97.33;

(ii)

the claimant or their partner has attained the age of 18 years but the claimant and their partner have not attained the age of 25 years, £61.53;

(iii)

the claimant or their partner has attained the age of 25 years, £119.70.”.”.