The Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations 2015

Saving provision

8.—(1) This regulation applies to a person (“P”) where, for the purpose of determining whether P’s entitlement to a relevant benefit includes an amount for housing costs, the Secretary of State determines that P is entitled or required to be treated as entitled to one or more relevant benefits for a continuous period which includes 31st March 2016.

(2) Where this regulation applies to P, the provisions of—

(a) Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008;

(b) Schedule 3 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987; and

(c) Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996,

as modified by the Social Security (Housing Costs Special Arrangements) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2008 are to have effect in relation to P as if the amendments made by regulations 2 to 4 of these Regulations and the revocation made by regulation 7(1) had not been made.

(3) Where this regulation applies to P, the provisions of Schedule 5 to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 are to have effect in relation to P as if the amendments made by regulations 5 and 6 of these Regulations had not been made.

(4) In this regulation, “relevant benefit” means—

(a) an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;

(b) income support under the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987;

(c) a jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996; and

(d) universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.