The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence, and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

6.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “qualifying person” after “the National Emergencies Trust” insert “, the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme”;

(b) after the definition of “vaccine damage payment” insert—

““the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name established by the Ministry of Justice in 2012 under section 47 of the Crime and Security Act 2010;”.

(3) In each of the following provisions, after “the National Emergencies Trust” insert “, the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme”—

(a) regulation 46(6) (income treated as capital);

(b) regulation 49(4)(a) (notional capital);

(c) regulation 74(9)(b) (non-dependant deductions);

(d) paragraph 24(1) and (7) of Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded).

(1)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/2868, 2008/2767 and 3157, 2010/641, 2011/2425, 2017/329 and 689, 2020/618, 2021/1405 and 2023/640.