The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

Cases in which section 1(1A) of the Administration Act is disappliedE+W+S

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4.  Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply—

(a)to a claim for housing benefit where the person making the claim, or in respect of whom the claim is made, is liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling which is a hostel;

(b)to any child or young person in respect of whom housing benefit is claimed.

[F1(c)to a person who—

(i)is a person in respect of whom a claim for housing benefit is made;

(ii)is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9)(a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act;

(iii)is a person from abroad for the purposes of these Regulations as defined in regulation 10(2); and

(iv)has not previously been allocated a national insurance number.]

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