The Social Security (Housing Costs Special Arrangements) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2008

Modification of the Income Support Regulations

10.  Schedule 3 (housing costs) to the Income Support Regulations applies in relation to a person to whom this Part applies as if—

(a) in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs)(1) the definitions of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs” were omitted;

(b) paragraph 6 (existing housing costs) were omitted;

(c) in paragraph 8 (new housing costs)—

(i) the reference to “new” were omitted—

(aa) in the heading, and

(bb) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (1A),

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) the reference to “39” were to “13”,

(iii) sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) were omitted;

(d) in paragraph 9 (general exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 8)(2)—

(i) in the heading “paragraph 8” were substituted for “paragraphs 6 and 8”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) “Paragraph 8” were substituted for “Paragraphs 6 and 8”;

(e) in paragraph 10 (the calculation for loans)(3) the reference to “existing housing costs, or as the case may be, new housing costs” were to “housing costs”;

(f) in paragraph 11 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—

(i) for the heading there were substituted “General provisions applying to housing costs”;

(ii) sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) were omitted;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (5), the reference to “£100,000” were to “£200,000”;

(g) in paragraph 13(9) (excessive housing costs)(4) “paragraph 8” were substituted for “paragraphs 6 and 8”;

(h) in paragraph 14 (linking rule)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (2)(5) “paragraph 6(1)(a)(i) or” were omitted,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3AA)(a)(6) the reference to “6(1) or” were omitted,

(iii) for sub-paragraph (9) there were substituted—

“(9) Where sub-paragraph (8) applies, in determining for the purposes of paragraph 8(1) whether a person has been entitled to income support for a continuous period of 13 weeks or more, any week falling between the date of the termination of the previous award and the date of the new claim is to be ignored.”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (13)(7) the reference to “6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) or” were omitted.

(1)

Head (a) in the definition of “existing housing costs” was substituted by S.I. 2004/2825.

(2)

Paragraph 9 was amended by S.I. 2002/3019.

(3)

Paragraph 10 was substituted by S.I. 2001/3651 and amended by S.I. 2004/2825.

(4)

Paragraph 13 was amended by S.I. 1999/3178.

(5)

Paragraph 14(2) was amended by S.Is. 1999/3178 and 2001/158.

(6)

Paragraph 14(3AA) was inserted by S.I. 1999/1921 and amended by S.I. 2006/2378.

(7)

Paragraph 14(13) was amended by S.I. 2002/841.