{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-2020/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-2020/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/371",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Housing benefit – disregards from income modification",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 shall be read as if, for “£17.10” there were substituted “ £37.10 ”\n(a) sub-paragraphs (1) and (3)(c) of paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) ;\n(b) paragraph 56 of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) .\n(2) The following provisions of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 shall be read as if, for “£17.10” there were substituted “ £37.10 ”\n(a) sub-paragraphs (1) and (3)(c) of paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 (sums disregarded from claimant's earnings) ;\n(b) paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 (amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) .\n(3) This regulation takes effect on 6th April 2020 and ceases to have effect at the end of 4th April 2021.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/213."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Paragraph 17(1) was amended by S.I. 2009/2608 and paragraph 17(1) and (3)(c) was amended by S.I. 2010/793."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Paragraph 56 was amended by S.I. 2010/793."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/214."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "Paragraph 9(1) and (3)(c) was amended by S.I. 2010/793."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "Paragraph 21 was amended by S.I. 2008/3157 and 2010/793."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 in force at 30.3.2020, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/371/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:31:35.801800+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}