# The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014, Paragraph 30: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001

Extent: E+W

In regulation 1(2) of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 (interpretation), for the definition of “couple” substitute—
““couple” means—
(a)two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or
(b)two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/107/schedule/1/paragraph/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013-consequential-provisions-order-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-30
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