Paragraph 25 F1

England, Wales and Scotland

Where a claimant has ceased to occupy what was formerly the dwelling occupied as the home following his estrangement or divorce from F2, or dissolution of his civil partnership with, his former partner, that dwelling for a period of 26 weeks from the date on which he ceased to occupy that dwelling F3or, where that dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for as long as it is so occupied.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 10 paras. 25-28 added (30.5.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/910), regs. 1(1), 3(b)
F2: Words in Sch. 10 para. 25 inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 13(9)(c) (with art. 3)
F3: Words in Sch. 10 para. 25 added (1.4.2003) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/511), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: 1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
F2: 1975 c. 14; section 114 is applied by section 52(3)(b) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50); section 166(3A) is inserted by section 62 of that Act and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act.

Notes on Schedule 10

Modifications

C1: Sch. 10 paras. 54, 55 modified (temp. until 27.11.2001) (28.11.2000) by The Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3134), regs. 1(1)(b), 17(1)(2)(e) (with regs. 1(2), 11, 19)
C2: Sch. 10 applied (with modifications) (6.10.2003) by The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/460), reg. 1, sch. Pt. I Table A (with reg. 13)