Regulation 8A Transitional housing paymentF1
United Kingdom
Where an award of housing benefit terminates under regulation 8 F2...—
if a claim for universal credit is made because the claimant moves to new accommodation occupied as the claimant's home, then, notwithstanding anything in the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, housing benefit is to be paid directly to the claimant during the period of two weeks mentioned in regulation 8(2A) F5... F6; and
if a claim for universal credit is made by a notified person then, notwithstanding anything in the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, the weekly amount of housing benefit to which the person is entitled for that period of two weeks is the same as the weekly amount they were entitled to on the first day of that period.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 8A inserted (11.4.2018) by The Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments, Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/65), regs. 1(4), 6(8)
- F2
Words in reg. 8A omitted (27.1.2025) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/3), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)
- F3
Words in reg. 8A(a) omitted (27.1.2025) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/3), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)
- F4
Word in reg. 8A(a) omitted (24.7.2019) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1152), regs. 1(2), 3(5)(c)
- F5
Words in reg. 8A(b) omitted (27.1.2025) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/3), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)
- F6
Reg. 8A(c) and word inserted (24.7.2019) by The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1152), regs. 1(2), 3(5)(c)