# Welfare Reform Act 2007, Section 37: Payment of housing benefit

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

In section 134 of the Administration Act (arrangements for housing benefit), for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2) Housing benefit is to be paid in such manner as is prescribed, and regulations may, in particular, provide for—
(a) a payment or payments by the authority administering the benefit to the person entitled to it (E), to some other person on E's behalf or in respect of a liability which E has,
(b) a reduction in the amount of any payments which E is liable to make to the authority by way of rent, or
(c) such a payment or payments and such a reduction.
(2A) In any enactment or instrument (whenever passed or made) “pay” in relation to housing benefit includes discharge in any manner prescribed under subsection (2) above.
(2B) Subsection (2) above does not affect any power under section 5 above to make provision in relation to the payment of benefit.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/5/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2007/section-37
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