Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 20068
1
The Housing Benefit Regulations 200639 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 42 (notional income)—
a
in paragraph (2)(c) for “or retirement annuity contract” substitute “, retirement annuity contract or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;
b
in paragraph (6)(a) for “or is a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;
c
in paragraph (7)(d) for “or in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;
d
in paragraph (8)(a) after “regulation 80(2)(b)” insert “or (c)”.
3
In regulation 49 (notional capital)—
a
in paragraph (2)(d) for “or retirement annuity contract” substitute “, retirement annuity contract or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;
b
in paragraph (3)(a) for “or is a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;
c
in paragraph (4)(c) for “or in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”.
4
In regulation 76 (date on which entitlement is to commence)—
a
in paragraph (1) for the words “paragraph (2)” substitute “paragraphs (2) and (3)”; and
b
after paragraph (2) insert—
3
A claimant shall become entitled to housing benefit from the benefit week in which the first day in respect of which his claim is made falls, where—
a
he is otherwise entitled to housing benefit;
b
paragraph (2) does not apply to him; and
c
he becomes liable in that benefit week to make payments, which fall due on a daily basis, in respect of a hostel which he occupies as his home.