# The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations 2015, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996


(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 are amended as follows, subject to regulation 8 (saving provision).
(2) In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—
(a) in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs), omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;
(b) omit paragraph 6 (existing housing costs);
(c) in paragraph 7 (new housing costs)—
(i) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), omit “new”;
(ii) omit sub-paragraphs (3) to (7); and
(iii) for the heading, substitute “Housing costs”;
(d) in paragraph 8 (general exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 7)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (1), for “Paragraphs 6 and 7” substitute “Paragraph 7”; and
(ii) in the heading, for “Paragraphs 6 and 7” substitute “Paragraph 7”;
(e) in paragraph 9 (the calculation for loans), for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;
(f) in paragraph 10 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—
(i) omit sub-paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(ii) in the heading, omit “new and existing”;
(g) in paragraph 12(9) (excessive housing costs), for “paragraphs 6 and 7” substitute “paragraph 7”;
(h) in paragraph 13 (linking rule)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (4A)(a), omit “6(1) or”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (11), omit paragraph (a); and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (15), omit “6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) or”; and
(i) in paragraph 18 (continuity with income support or income-related employment and support allowance), omit sub-paragraph (1)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1647/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-housing-costs-amendments-regulations-2015/regulation-3
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