Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

3 Ineligible applicants

(1) No grant is payable under this Chapter unless the applicant is aged 18 or over on the date of the application.

In the case of a joint application, any applicant under the age of 18 years on the date of the application shall be left out of account.

(2) No grant is payable under this Chapter if the person who would otherwise qualify as the applicant for the grant is—

(a) a local authority;

(b) a new town corporation;

(c) an urban development corporation;

(d) a housing action trust;

(e) the Development Board for Rural Wales;

(f) a health authority, special health authority or NHS trust;

(g) a police authority established under section 3 of the [1964 c. 48.] Police Act 1964;

(h) a joint authority established by Part IV of the [1985 c. 51.] Local Government Act 1985;

(i) a residuary body established by Part VII of that Act; or

(j) an authority established under section 10(1) of that Act (waste disposal).

(3) No grant is payable under this Chapter if the applicant is of a description excluded from entitlement to grant aid by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(4) Regulations under subsection (3) may proceed wholly or in part by reference to the provisions relating to entitlement to housing benefit, or any other form of assistance, as they have effect from time to time.