# The Social Security (Habitual Residence) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulation)
These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207), the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1792), the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213), the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/214) and the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/794) (“the income-related benefit Regulations”).
The income-related benefit Regulations provide that a claimant is ineligible for benefit where he or she is a “person from abroad” or, in the case of state pension credit, a “person not in Great Britain”. A person is a person from abroad or a person not in Great Britain if he or she is not habitually resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland. No person shall be treated as habitually resident without a relevant right to reside in the place where he or she is habitually resident. However, certain categories of people are exempt from this habitual residence test.
These Regulations amend some of the categories of person who are exempt from the habitual residence test. They are made in consequence of amendments made to the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1003) by the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3032) (together, “the Immigration Regulations”) which transpose Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. These Regulations ensure consistency between the income-related benefit Regulations and the Immigration Regulations.
These Regulations also amend Regulation 92 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376) in order to ensure consistency with the Immigration Regulations.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/902/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-habitual-residence-amendment-regulations-2014/note
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