25.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 21 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household), in paragraph (3)(a) for “section 23(2)(a)” substitute “section 22C(2)”.
(3) In regulation 56 (full-time students to be treated as not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling), in paragraph (2)(g)(i) for “section 23(2)(a)” substitute “section 22C(2)”.
(4) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings), in paragraph 17(2)(b), for sub-paragraph (iv) substitute—
“(iv)not being a member of a couple, is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 16 hours per week and—
(aa)the claimant’s applicable amount includes a disability premium under paragraph 12, or the support component under paragraph 24, of Schedule 3; or
(bb)the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group; or
(v)is a member of a couple and at least one member of that couple is engaged in remunerative work for on average not less than 16 hours per week and that member of the couple—
(aa)satisfies the qualifying conditions for the disability premium under paragraph 12 or the support component under paragraph 24 of Schedule 3; or
(bb)is a member of the work-related activity group; or”.
(5) In Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 26(a), for paragraph (i) substitute—
“(i)section 22C(2) of the Children Act 1989 (ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained),”.
S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1082, 2010/2429, 2013/1465, 2017/204 and 2017/581.