Change of circumstances
13. In regulation 68 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect) –
(a)in paragraph (1)(1), “regulation 8(3) (eligible housing costs) or” shall be omitted;
(b)at the beginning of paragraphs (2)(2), (3)(3) and (4)(4) there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraphs (13) and (14),”, and
(c)after paragraph (12)(5) there shall be added the following paragraphs –
“(13) Paragraph (14) applies where –
(a)a change of circumstances would, but for that paragraph, take effect in accordance with paragraph (2), (3)(a)(i) or (b) or (4) on a day that is not the first day of a benefit week, and
(b)the effect of that change of circumstances is to end entitlement to housing benefit.
(14) In a case to which this paragraph applies, the change of circumstances shall take effect from the first day of the benefit week following the day on which the change of circumstances actually occurred.”.
Pararaph 1 was amended by regulation 6(a) of S.R. 1999 No. 416, regulation 8(a)(i) of S.R. 2001 No. 215, regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 189, regulation 13(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 197 and regulation 11(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 294
Paragraph 2 was amended by regulation 8(a)(ii) of S.R. 2001 No. 215 and regulation 11(b) of S.R. 2003 No. 294
Paragraph 3 was amended by regulation 7(b) of S.R. 1992 No. 141 and regulation 11(b) of S.R. 2003 No. 294
Paragraph 4 was amended by regulation 7(c) of S.R. 1992 No. 141 and regulation 11(b) of S.R. 2003 No. 294
Paragraph (12) was added by regulation 13(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 197