# The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1999, Regulation 6: Amendment of regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations


In paragraph (1A) of regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations (requirement to refer to rent officers)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for the word “they” there shall be substituted the words “those payments”;
(b) for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(b) where those payments include any of the service charges specified in paragraph (1ZA)—
(i) that such charges are included; and
(ii) the amount of those charges which the appropriate authority has determined as—
(aa) ineligible to be met by housing benefit in accordance with regulation 10(3) and Schedule 1 (ineligible service charges); and
(bb) eligible to be met by housing benefit in accordance with regulation 10(3), that Schedule and Schedule 1B (service charges for claimants in supported accommodation).”;
(c) sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted; and
(d) after paragraph (1A) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1ZA) Charges in respect of the following are the service charges to which sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1A) applies—
(a) the cleaning of rooms and windows (except services specified in sub-paragraphs (a)(iv)(aa) or (bb) of paragraph (1) of Schedule 1 (ineligible service charges));
(b) the provision of an emergency alarm system;
(c) medical expenses;
(d) the provision of nursing care or personal care; and
(e) general counselling or other support services.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2734/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-no-3-regulations-1999/regulation-6
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