The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations 2015

Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.—(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(1) are amended as follows, subject to regulation 8 (saving provision).

(2) In Schedule 6 (housing costs)(2)—

(a)in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs), omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;

(b)omit paragraph 8 (existing housing costs);

(c)in paragraph 9 (new housing costs)—

(i)in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), omit “new”;

(ii)omit sub-paragraphs (4) to (7); and

(iii)for the heading, substitute “Housing costs”;

(d)in paragraph 10 (general exclusions from paragraphs 8 and 9)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (1), for “Paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “Paragraph 9”; and

(ii)in the heading, for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”;

(e)in paragraph 11 (the calculation for loans), for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;

(f)in paragraph 12 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—

(i)omit sub-paragraphs (1) and (2); and

(ii)in the heading, omit “new and existing”;

(g)in paragraph 14(9) (excessive housing costs), for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”;

(h)in paragraph 15 (linking rule)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (6)(a), omit “8(1) or”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (14), omit paragraph (a); and

(iii)in sub-paragraph (18), omit “8(1)(a), 8(1)(b) or”; and

(i)in paragraph 20 (continuity with income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or state pension credit), omit sub-paragraph (1)(a).

(2)

Schedule 6 was modified by S.I. 2008/3195. S.I. 2008/3195 was revoked by regulation 7(1) of these Regulations, subject to regulation 7(2) and regulation 8 (savings).