Regulation 2 Amendment of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006

at the end of paragraph (a) omit “or”;

after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

a determination of eligible rent in a case where a person’s landlord is a registered housing association within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Housing Benefit Regulations or any case where housing benefit is payable in the form of a rent rebate unless—

(i)

the claimant or the claimant’s partner has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, or both have attained that age;

(ii)

a relevant authority has, on or before 31st March 2013, reduced that person’s eligible rent in accordance with regulation 13(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations as set out in paragraph 5 of this Schedule; or

(iii)

a relevant authority has, on or before 31st March 2013, made a determination that the person’s dwelling is larger than is reasonably required or that the person’s rent is unreasonably high in accordance with regulation 13(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations as set out in paragraph 5 of this Schedule, but has not, in accordance with paragraph (4), (5) or (7) of that regulation, reduced that person’s eligible rent; or”.