Citation, commencement and interpretation1

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These Regulations may be cited as the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd July 2001.

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In these Regulations—

  • “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006; and

  • “the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006.