20.—(1) The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001 M1 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a)for the definition of “the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”, substitute—
““the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006;”;
(b)after that definition insert—
““the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006;”;
(c)for the definition of “the Housing Benefit Regulations”, substitute—
““the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006;”;
(d)after that definition insert—
““the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006;”.
(3) In regulation 17 (circumstances where a reduced amount of housing benefit and council tax benefit is payable)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”, substitute “ paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Council Tax Benefit Regulations, or in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 of the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations ”;
(b)in paragraph (3), for “regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 2(1) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”, substitute “ regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, regulation 2(1) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations, or regulation 2(1) of the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations. ”.
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