60A.—(1) Where a claimant is entitled to an extended payment, the extended payment period starts on the first day of the benefit week immediately following the benefit week in which the claimant, or the claimant’s partner, ceased to be entitled to a qualifying income-related benefit.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), a claimant or a claimant’s partner ceases to be entitled to a qualifying income-related benefit on the day immediately following the last day of entitlement to that benefit.
(3) The extended payment period ends—
(a)at the end of a period of four weeks; or
(b)on the date on which the claimant to whom the extended payment is payable has no liability for council tax, if that occurs first.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 60-60D substituted for reg. 60 (6.10.2008) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Extended Payments) Amendment Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/959), regs. 1(1), 7(2)