PART 8 E+W+SAmount of benefit

[F1 Relationship between extended payment and entitlement to housing benefit under the general conditions of entitlement E+W+S

72D.— (1) Where a claimant’s housing benefit award would have ended when the claimant ceased to be entitled to a qualifying income-related benefit in the circumstances listed in regulation 72(1)(b), that award will not cease until the end of the extended payment period.

(2) Part 9 (calculation of weekly amounts and changes of circumstances) shall not apply to any extended payment payable in accordance with regulation 72B(1)(a) or 72C(2) (amount of extended payment – movers).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 72-72D substituted for (6.10.2008) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Extended Payments) Amendment Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/959), regs. 1(1), 2(2)