8.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (1) omit the definition of “service user group”;
(b)after paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) References in these Regulations to a claimant participating as a service user are to—
(a)a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of—
(i)a body which has a statutory duty to provide services in the field of health, social care or social housing; or
(ii)a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such services,
in their capacity as a user, potential user, carer of a user or person otherwise affected by the provision of those services; or
(b)the carer of a person consulted under sub-paragraph (a).”.
(3) In regulation 35(2)(d) (earnings of an employed earner), for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.
(4) In regulation 42(12A) (notional income), for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.
(5) In paragraph 2A of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.
S.I. 2006/213. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/3019, 2004/1141, 2005/2677 and 2009/2655.