# The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, Paragraph 63


(1) Any payment made by a local authority or by the Welsh Ministers , to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to a service which is provided to develop or sustain the capacity of the claimant or his partner to live independently in his accommodation.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/213/schedule/5/paragraph/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-2006/schedule-5/paragraph-63
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