PART 1General

Cases in which section 1(1A) of the Administration Act is disapplied4.

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 1999;

(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.