Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007;
“benefit or welfare services information” means information falling within section 42(3) of the 2007 Act (information relating to certain benefits);
“claimant” means a person claiming housing benefit;
“excluded tenancy” means a type of tenancy falling within any of paragraphs 4 to 11 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations (excluded tenancies) or paragraphs 4 to 11 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (excluded tenancies), as the case may require;
“exempt accommodation” has the meaning given by sub-paragraph 4(10) of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006(1) (transitional and savings provisions);
“hostel” has the same meaning as it has in the Housing Benefit Regulations or the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, as the case may require;
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(2);
“the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(3);
“landlord” includes a person to whom rent is payable by the person entitled to a rent allowance for the purposes of regulation 95 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (circumstances in which payment is to be made to a landlord) or regulation 76 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (circumstances in which payment is to be made to a landlord), as the case may require;
“registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996(4);
“relevant person” means a person falling within any of paragraphs (c) to (h) of section 42(4) of the 2007 Act;
“rent” has the same meaning as it has in the Housing Benefit Regulations or the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, as the case may require.