The Discretionary Financial Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 2008 No. 637

Substitution of regulation 5

3.  For regulation 5 of the Regulations (period for, or in respect of which, discretionary housing payments may be made) substitute—

“Period for, or in respect of which, discretionary housing payments may be made

5.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a relevant authority may restrict the period for or in respect of which discretionary housing payments may be made to such period as it considers appropriate in the particular circumstances of a case.

(2) A relevant authority may make discretionary housing payments to a person only in respect of a period during which that person is or was entitled to housing benefit or council tax benefit or to both.”.