# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026, Regulation 4: Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006


(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “miscarriage of justice compensation payment” insert—
““Mother and Baby Scheme payment” means a payment under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme established by the Irish Government under section 5 of the Irish Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023;”;
(b) in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment” substitute “, a miscarriage of justice compensation payment or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.
(3) In regulation 42(7A) (notional income) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—
“;
(g) a Mother and Baby Scheme payment.”.
(4) In regulation 46(6) (income treated as capital) after “a miscarriage of justice compensation payment” insert “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.
(5) In regulation 49(4A) (notional capital) after sub-paragraph (g) insert—
“;
(h) a Mother and Baby Scheme payment.”.
(6) In regulation 74(9) (non-dependant deductions) after sub-paragraph (bf) insert—
“(bg) any Mother and Baby Scheme payment;”.
(7) In Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 35—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) after paragraph (f) insert—
“;
(g) Mother and Baby Scheme payment.”;
(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) for “or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment” substitute “, a miscarriage of justice compensation payment or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.
(8) In Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 24—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) for “or miscarriage of justice compensation payment” substitute “, miscarriage of justice compensation payment, Mother and Baby Scheme payment”;
(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) for “or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment” substitute “, a miscarriage of justice compensation payment or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1063/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2026/regulation-4
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