PART 2AMENDMENTS TO BENEFIT LEGISLATION EXTENDING TO ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND

Amendment of income-related benefit legislationI12

1

The provisions specified in paragraph (5) are amended as follows.

2

In F1sub-paragraph (zzb), for “(h)(iv)” substitute “(h)”.

3

After sub-paragraph (zzb) insert—

zzc

a person in Great Britain who was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022, left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24th February 2022 and—

i

has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 19719; or

ii

has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act10;

4

In sub-paragraph (h), omit the words from “where that leave is” to the end of that sub-paragraph.

5

Those provisions are—

a

regulation 21AA(4) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 198711;

b

regulation 85A(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 199612;

c

regulation 2(4) of the State Pension Credit Regulations 200213;

d

regulation 10(3B) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 200614;

e

regulation 10(4A) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 200615; and

f

regulation 70(4) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 200816.