83. In regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(1), in the definition of “couple”, in paragraph (b), for “as a married couple” substitute “as if they were a married couple or civil partners”.
S.I. 2006/214. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2014/107, 3229 and 2017/213.