# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012, Regulation 12: Amendments relating to full-time non-advanced education: housing benefit

Extent: E+W+S

In regulation 56 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/757/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2012/regulation-12
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