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The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations 2015

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Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

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3.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1) are amended as follows, subject to regulation 8 (saving provision).

(2) In Schedule 2 (housing costs)(2)—

(a)in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs), omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;

(b)omit paragraph 6 (existing housing costs);

(c)in paragraph 7 (new housing costs)—

(i)in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), omit “new”;

(ii)omit sub-paragraphs (3) to (7); and

(iii)for the heading, substitute “Housing costs”;

(d)in paragraph 8 (general exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 7)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (1), for “Paragraphs 6 and 7” substitute “Paragraph 7”; and

(ii)in the heading, for “Paragraphs 6 and 7” substitute “Paragraph 7”;

(e)in paragraph 9 (the calculation for loans), for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;

(f)in paragraph 10 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—

(i)omit sub-paragraphs (1) and (2); and

(ii)in the heading, omit “new and existing”;

(g)in paragraph 12(9) (excessive housing costs), for “paragraphs 6 and 7” substitute “paragraph 7”;

(h)in paragraph 13 (linking rule)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (4A)(a), omit “6(1) or”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (11), omit paragraph (a); and

(iii)in sub-paragraph (15), omit “6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) or”; and

(i)in paragraph 18 (continuity with income support or income-related employment and support allowance), omit sub-paragraph (1)(a).

(2)

Schedule 2 was modified by S.I. 2008/3195. S.I. 2008/3195 is revoked by regulation 7(1) of these Regulations, subject to regulation 7(2) and regulation 8 (savings). Relevant amendments were made to Schedule 2 by S.I. 1996/1516, 1997/2305, 1999/192, 2000/1978, 2001/488 and 3651, 2002/841, 2004/2825 and 2008/1554.

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