Article 7 Abolition of housing benefit for working age claimants who are not in temporary accommodation or specified accommodationF1
Subject to the savings in paragraph (4), the day appointed for the coming into force of section 33(1)(d) of the Act (abolition of housing benefit) in the case of an award of housing benefit that—
has not yet been terminated by virtue of regulation 7(2), 8(2A) or 46(1)(a) of the Transitional Regulations, and
is not due to terminate at the end of a two week run-on period,
is the day specified in paragraph (2) or (3).
In the case of an award where, immediately before 1st July 2026, the claimant is prevented from claiming universal credit by regulation 19(1)(b) or (c) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (restrictions on entitlement - prisoners etc.), the day appointed is the day after the last day on which that regulation applies in relation to the claimant.
In any other case, the day appointed is 1st July 2026.
Where section 33(1)(d) of the Act would otherwise come into force on 1st July 2026 by virtue of paragraph (3), it is to be treated as if it had not come into force in a case where—
the claimant’s circumstances fall within regulation 6A(2) to (5) of the Transitional Regulations (exemption from restrictions on claims for housing benefit for persons who are over the qualifying age for state pension credit, occupying temporary or specified accommodation etc.), or
immediately before 1st July 2026, the claimant is entitled to an award of income-related employment and support allowance and the saving in paragraph (2) of article 3A (abolition of income-related employment and support allowance) applies.