Regulation 4 Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

(1)

The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008^f1 are amended as follows, subject to regulation 8 (saving provision).

(2)

In Schedule 6 (housing costs)^f2—

(a)

in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs), omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;

(b)

omit paragraph 8 (existing housing costs);

(c)

in paragraph 9 (new housing costs)—

(i)

in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), omit “new”;

(ii)

omit sub-paragraphs (4) to (7); and

(iii)

for the heading, substitute “Housing costs”;

(d)

in paragraph 10 (general exclusions from paragraphs 8 and 9)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1), for “Paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “Paragraph 9”; and

(ii)

in the heading, for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”;

(e)

in paragraph 11 (the calculation for loans), for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;

(f)

in paragraph 12 (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 14(9) (excessive housing costs), for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”;

(h)

in paragraph 15 (linking rule)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (6)(a), omit “8(1) or”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (14), omit paragraph (a); and

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (18), omit “8(1)(a), 8(1)(b) or”; and

(i)

in paragraph 20 (continuity with income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or state pension credit), omit sub-paragraph (1)(a).

Annotations

f1: S.I. 2008/794.
f2: Schedule 6 was modified by S.I. 2008/3195. S.I. 2008/3195 was revoked by regulation 7(1) of these Regulations, subject to regulation 7(2) and regulation 8 (savings).