The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 21 and 23 (Amendment), Commencement No. 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 (Modification), Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2018

Amendment of the No. 21 Order and the No. 23 Order: claims for housing benefit in respect of temporary accommodation

6.—(1) The following amendments have effect from 11th April 2018.

(2) Article 6 of the No. 21 Order is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (2), at the end insert “or temporary accommodation”;

(b) in paragraph (10), at the end insert—

“;

(k) “temporary accommodation” means accommodation which falls within Case 1 or Case 2 under paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Universal Credit Regulations(1)”.

(3) Article 7 of the No. 23 Order is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (3), at the end insert “or temporary accommodation”;

(b) in paragraph (11), at the end insert—

“;

(l) “temporary accommodation” means accommodation which falls within Case 1 or Case 2 under paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Universal Credit Regulations”.

(1)

Paragraph 3B is inserted by S.I. 2018/65.