PART 3The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006
Amendment of regulation 5617
In regulation 56(2) M1 (full-time students to be treated as not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling)—
a
in sub-paragraph (a) for “or an income-based jobseeker's allowance” substitute “
, an income-based jobseeker's allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance
”
; and
b
after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
ea
who has, or is treated as having, limited capability for work and has had, or been treated as having, limited capability for work in accordance with the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations for a continuous period of not less than 196 days and for this purpose any two or more separate periods separated by a break of not more than 84 days must be treated as one continuous period;