Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213)
39.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “young individual” in paragraph (e) after “Schedule 3 to that Act” insert “or has ceased to be a child in relation to whom a permanence order under section 80 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 has been made, or treated as being made”.
(3) In regulation 21 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household)—
(a)in paragraphs (3)(c) and (4)(c) for “the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996” substitute “the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009”;
(b)in paragraph (6) for “the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978” substitute “the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007”.
(4) In paragraph 25 of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) at the end insert “or in accordance with a scheme made under section 71 (adoption allowance schemes) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007”.
The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/2868, 2008/1042 and 2008/3157.