The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

[F1PART 5E+W+SThe components

21.  Subject to paragraph 22, the claimant is entitled to one, but not both, of the components in paragraphs 23 or 24 if—E+W+S

(a)the claimant or the claimant’s partner has made a claim for employment and support allowance;

(b)the Secretary of State has decided that the claimant or the claimant’s partner has, or is to be treated as having, limited capability for work or limited capability for work-related activity; and

(c)either—

(i)the assessment phase as defined in section 24(2) of the Welfare Reform Act has ended; or

(ii)regulation 7 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (circumstances where the condition that the assessment phase has ended before entitlement to the support component or the work related activity component arises does not apply) applies.

22.(1) The claimant has no entitlement under paragraph 23 or 24 if the claimant is entitled to the disability premium under paragraphs 12 and 13.E+W+S

(2) Where the claimant and the claimant’s partner each satisfies paragraph 23 or 24, the component to be included in the claimant’s applicable amount is that which relates to the claimant.

The work-related activity componentE+W+S

23.  The claimant is entitled to the work-related activity component if the Secretary of State has decided that the claimant or the claimant’s partner has, or is to be treated as having, limited capability for work.

The support componentE+W+S

24.  The claimant is entitled to the support component if the Secretary of State has decided that the claimant or the claimant’s partner has, or is to be treated as having, limited capability for work-related activity.]