http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/213

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/213/regulation/61/2011-07-15

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

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SOCIAL SECURITY

2024-10-14

Expert Participation

2011-07-15

These Regulations consolidate existing provisions relating to housing benefit for claimants who have not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and for those who have attained that age and are receiving, or whose partner is receiving, income support or income-based jobseeker's allowance. In the case of a woman the qualifying age for state pension credit is pensionable age and in the case of a man it is the age which is pensionable age in the case of a woman born on the same day as the man (section 1(6) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002). Provisions relating to those claimants who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit other than those who are, or whose partner is, receiving income support or income-based jobseeker's allowance are contained in the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the Qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006.

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

Table of Contents

The Social Security (Income and Capital) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

reg. 5(8)(a)

reg. 1

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

reg. 28(11)(d)

(iia)

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024

art. 11(3)(a)

art. 1(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

reg. 28(11)(ea)

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024

art. 11(3)(b)

art. 1(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

reg. 74(6)(b)

(ia)

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024

art. 11(4)(a)

art. 1(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

reg. 75F(1)(ca)

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024

art. 11(5)(a)

art. 1(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

reg. 75F(1)(f)

(ia)

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024

art. 11(5)(b)(ii)

art. 1(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

Sch. 3

para. 13(1)(a)

(iiic)

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024

art. 11(6)(b)(ii)

art. 1(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

Sch. 3

para. 14(5)(e)

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024

art. 11(6)(c)(ii)

art. 1(1)

PART 7Students

SECTION 3Income

Covenant income where no grant income or no contribution is assessed61

1

Where a student is not in receipt of income by way of a grant the amount of his covenant income shall be calculated as follows—

a

any sums intended for any expenditure specified in regulation 59(2)(a) to (e) (calculation of grant income) necessary as a result of his attendance on the course shall be disregarded;

b

any covenant income, up to the amount of the standard maintenance grant, which is not so disregarded, shall be apportioned equally between the weeks of the period of study;

c

there shall be disregarded from the amount so apportioned the amount which would have been disregarded under regulation 59(2)(f) and (3) (calculation of grant income) had the student been in receipt of the standard maintenance grant; and

d

the balance, if any, shall be divided by 52 or 53 whichever is reasonable in the circumstances and treated as weekly income of which £5 shall be disregarded.

2

Where a student is in receipt of income by way of a grant and no contribution has been assessed, the amount of his covenanted income shall be calculated in accordance with sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph (1), except that—

a

the value of the standard maintenance grant shall be abated by the amount of such grant income less an amount equal to the amount of any sums disregarded under regulation 59(2)(a) to (e); and

b

the amount to be disregarded under paragraph (1)(c) shall be abated by an amount equal to the amount of any sums disregarded under regulation 59(2)(f) and (g) and (3).