Regulation 2 Amendments to the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006
(1)
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006f1 are amended as follows.
(2)
In column (1) of the table in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (1)(b) after “pensionable age” insert “before 1st April 2021”;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (2)(b) after “pensionable age” insert “before 1st April 2021”;
(c)
in sub-paragraph (4) after “pensionable age” insert “before 1st April 2021”.
(3)
In the table in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3—
(a)
below row (1)(b) insert—
“
(c) who has attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021. (c) £177.10. ”
(b)
below row (2)(b) insert—
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(c) both members who have attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021. (c) £270.30. ”
(c)
below row (4)(b) add—
“
(5) If the claimant is a member of a polygamous marriage and all members of the marriage have attained pensionable age on or after 1st April 2021— (5)— (a) for the claimant and the other party to the marriage; (a) £270.30; (b) for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant. (b) £93.20. ”
Annotations
Footnotes
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S.I. 2006/214. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/234.