Social housing rents

30Enforcement

(1)

Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 220 (grounds for giving an enforcement notice to a registered provider), after subsection (11) insert—

“(11A)

Case 11 is where the registered provider has failed to comply with—

(a)

section 23 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016,

(b)

regulations under section 27 of that Act, or

(c)

Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act.”

(3)

In section 227 (grounds for imposing a penalty on a private registered provider), after subsection (7) insert—

“(7A)

Case 7 is where the registered provider has failed to comply with—

(a)

section 23 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016,

(b)

regulations under section 27 of that Act, or

(c)

Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act.”

(4)

In section 237 (grounds for requiring a private registered provider to pay compensation), after subsection (3) insert—

“(4)

Case 3 is where the registered provider has failed to comply with—

(a)

section 23 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016,

(b)

regulations under section 27 of that Act, or

(c)

Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act.”

(5)

In section 247 (management tender), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) (and before the “or” following it) insert—

“(aa)

a registered provider has failed to comply with—

(i)

section 23 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016,

(ii)

regulations under section 27 of that Act, or

(iii)

Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act,”.

(6)

In section 251 (appointment of manager of a private registered provider), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) (and before the “or” following it) insert—

“(aa)

a private registered provider has failed to comply with—

(i)

section 23 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016,

(ii)

regulations under section 27 of that Act, or

(iii)

Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act,”.