# The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 5 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home).
Regulation 2 provides that a person who is required to reside in a dwelling which is an approved bail hostel or approved probation hostel shall not be treated as occupying that dwelling as his home. The effect is that a person will not be entitled to housing benefit in respect of that dwelling.
These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/638/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-general-amendment-regulations-2000/note
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