[F1 Part 2A E+W Prohibition of discrimination

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2A inserted (1.6.2026) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 44(3), 145(3) (with ss. 49, 138); W.S.I. 2026/6, art. 2(b)

8J Interpretation of Part 2A E+W

(1) In this Part—

• “benefits claimant” (“ceisydd budd-daliadau”) means a person who—

  (a)

  is entitled to payments (including payments made directly to a landlord) under or by virtue of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Welfare Reform Act 2012, or would be so entitled were the person to become a contract-holder under an occupation contract,

  (b)

  is entitled to payments (including payments made directly to a landlord) under or by virtue of the Jobseekers Act 1995, the State Pension Credit Act 2002, the Tax Credits Act 2002, the Welfare Reform Act 2007 or the Pensions Act 2014,

  (c)

  is in receipt of a reduction in the amount of council tax payable in respect of the person’s current home under a scheme made by a billing authority under or by virtue of section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or

  (d)

  would be entitled to a reduction in the amount of council tax payable in respect of the dwelling in question under a scheme made by the billing authority in whose area the dwelling is situated under or by virtue of section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, if the person were to—

  (i)

  rent the dwelling under an occupation contract, and

  (ii)

  if an application is a precondition of entitlement, apply to the billing authority for a reduction under the scheme;

• “child” (“plentyn”) means a person under the age of 18;

• “occupation contract” (“contract meddiannaeth”) has the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) (see section 7 of that Act);

• “prospective contract-holder” (“darpar ddeiliad contract”) means a person seeking to find a dwelling to rent under an occupation contract;

• “prospective landlord” (“darpar landlord”) means a person who proposes to let a dwelling under an occupation contract;

• “relevant person” (“person perthnasol”), in relation to an occupation contract, means—

  (a)

  the prospective landlord;

  (b)

  a person acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on behalf of the prospective landlord.

(2) In this Part a reference to doing something on the basis of particular facts includes reference to doing it on the basis of a belief in those facts.]