# The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, Regulation 72A: Duration of extended payment period


(1) Where a claimant is entitled to an extended payment, the extended payment period starts on the first day of the benefit week immediately following the benefit week in which the claimant, or the claimant’s partner, ceased to be entitled to a qualifying income-related benefit.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), a claimant or a claimant’s partner ceases to be entitled to a qualifying income-related benefit on the day immediately following the last day of entitlement to that benefit.
(3) The extended payment period ends—
(a) at the end of a period of four weeks; or
(b) on the date on which the claimant to whom the extended payment is payable has no liability for rent, if that occurs first.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/213/regulation/72A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-2006/regulation-72A
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