The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011

Amendments to the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

13.—(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 (enhanced disability premium)—

(a) the existing provision becomes sub-paragraph (1);

(b) for “The condition” substitute “Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the condition”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (1) add–

“(2) Where the condition in sub-paragraph (1) ceases to be satisfied because of the death of a child or young person, the condition is that the claimant is entitled to child benefit in respect of that person under section 145A of the Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person).”.

(3) In paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 (disabled child premium) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) is a child or young person in respect of whom section 145A of the Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person) applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under that section, and in respect of whom a disabled child premium was included in the claimant’s applicable amount immediately before the death of that child or young person, or ceased to be included in the claimant’s applicable amount because of that child or young person’s death.”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/214.