# The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021, Regulation 4: Amendment of the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020


(1) The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 1 insert—
“Interpretation
1A. In these Regulations “coronavirus disease” means COVID-19 (the official designation of the disease which can be caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)).”.
(3) At the beginning of each of the provisions in paragraph (4) insert “Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is expedient as a result of coronavirus disease and in such cases as the Secretary of State determines,”.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3) the provisions are—
(a) paragraph (1) of regulation 2;
(b) paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 3;
(c) regulation 4.
(5) In regulation 5 after “For the purposes of entitlement to housing benefit,” insert “where the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is expedient as a result of coronavirus disease and in such cases as the Secretary of State determines,”.
(6) In regulation 6(2), for “at the end of the period of 14 months beginning on 13th March 2020” substitute “on 31st August 2021”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/476/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2021/regulation-4
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