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Regulation 12 Amendments relating to full-time non-advanced education: housing benefitI1I2

England, Wales and Scotland

In regulation 56 of the Housing Benefit Regulationsf1 (full-time students to be treated as not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling)—

(a)

for paragraph (2)(h) substitute—

“(h)

who is—

(i)

aged under 21 and whose course of study is not a course of higher education;

(ii)

aged 21 and attained that age during a course of study which is not a course of higher education; or

(iii)

a qualifying young person or child within the meaning of section 142 of the Act (child and qualifying young person);”;

(b)

for paragraph (2A) substitute—

“(2A)

Paragraph (2)(h)(ii) only applies to a claimant until the end of the course during which the claimant attained the age of 21.”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 12 in force at 1.4.2012 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)(b)

I2

Reg. 12 in force at 2.4.2012 in so far as not already in force, see reg. 1(2)(a)

Footnotes

f1

Regulation 56(2)(h) is substituted by S.I. 2006/718 and amended by S.I.2009/583. Paragraph (2A) is inserted by S.I. 2009/583 and amended by S.I.2010/641. There are other amendments to regulation 56 which are not material to these Regulations.