Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 20067

1

The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 200676 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of—

a

“the Independent Living Fund”;

b

“the Independent Living Funds”77.

c

“the Independent Living (Extension) Fund”;

d

“the Independent Living (1993) Fund”;

3

In regulation 7 (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying the dwelling as his home)—

a

in paragraph (5) for “section 9(1) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000” substitute “section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007”;

b

in paragraph (16)(c)(i)(bb) for “section 9 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000” substitute “section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007”.

4

In regulation 55 (non-dependant deductions)78

a

in sub-paragraph (7)(b) for “a Youth Training Scheme” substitute “youth training”;

b

in sub-paragraph (10)(b) for “Funds” substitute “Fund (2006)”.

5

In—

a

regulation 67(4)(b) and (c) (evidence and information),

b

paragraph 16(1)(b) of Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded),

for “Funds” substitute “Fund (2006)”.

6

In paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 (excluded tenancies)79 for “section 9(1) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000” substitute “section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007”.

7

In paragraph 14(a)(ii) of Schedule 8 (matters to be included in decision notice) for “income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “state pension credit”.

8

In paragraphs (4) and (6) of this regulation the references to regulation 55 and Schedule 2 mean regulation 55 of and Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006—

a

as substituted by regulations 14 and 18 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) (Local Housing Allowance and Information Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2007; and

b

as in force for cases to which regulation 14 and 18 of those Regulations do not have effect (non-local housing allowance cases).