Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (definition of non-dependant) for sub-paragraph (2)(e) the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted—

“(e)

subject to paragraph (3)—

(i)

any person who is liable to make payments on a commercial basis to the claimant or the claimant’s partner in respect of the occupation of the dwelling,

(ii)

any person to whom or to whose partner the claimant or the claimant’s partner is liable to make payments on a commercial basis in respect of the occupation of the dwelling, or

(iii)

any other member of the household of the person to whom or to whose partner the claimant or the claimant’s partner is liable to make payments on a commercial basis in respect of the occupation of the dwelling;”.