The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) and Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2021

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6.  In article 11—.

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)omit the definitions of “the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”, “the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” and “period overrun”;

(ii)in the definition of “overpayment”, omit “excess benefit under the Council Tax Benefit Regulations as well as”;

(iii)in the definition of “scheme”, omit “or council tax benefit scheme, as the case may be,”;

(iv)in the full out words at the end, for “, the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, the Council Tax Benefit Regulations or the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” substitute “or the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations”;

(b)in paragraph (2), in the definition of “qualifying expenditure”—

(i)for “relevant benefit” in both places it occurs, substitute “housing benefit”;

(ii)in paragraph (c), for “sections 134(8) (arrangements for housing benefit) or 139(6) (arrangements for council tax benefit) of the Act, as the case may be” substitute “section 134(8) (arrangements for housing benefit) of the Act”;

(c)in paragraph (3), for “relevant benefit” substitute “housing benefit”.