Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations23

In regulation 1(2) of the Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “financially qualified panel member”, after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

cc

the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland;

and

b

in the definition of “official error”, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

b

an officer of—

i

the Department for Work and Pensions; or

ii

the Commissioners of Inland Revenue,

acting as such;