The Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001

Citation, commencement and interpretation E+W+S

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

[F1 (2) 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.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 1(2) substituted (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 18(2) (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)