4.—(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(1) are amended as follows, subject to regulation 8 (saving provision).
(2) In Schedule 6 (housing costs)(2)—
(a)in paragraph 1(2) (housing costs), omit the definition of “existing housing costs” and “new housing costs”;
(b)omit paragraph 8 (existing housing costs);
(c)in paragraph 9 (new housing costs)—
(i)in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), omit “new”;
(ii)omit sub-paragraphs (4) to (7); and
(iii)for the heading, substitute “Housing costs”;
(d)in paragraph 10 (general exclusions from paragraphs 8 and 9)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1), for “Paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “Paragraph 9”; and
(ii)in the heading, for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”;
(e)in paragraph 11 (the calculation for loans), for “existing housing costs or, as the case may be, new housing costs” substitute “housing costs”;
(f)in paragraph 12 (general provisions applying to new and existing housing costs)—
(i)omit sub-paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(ii)in the heading, omit “new and existing”;
(g)in paragraph 14(9) (excessive housing costs), for “paragraphs 8 and 9” substitute “paragraph 9”;
(h)in paragraph 15 (linking rule)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (6)(a), omit “8(1) or”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (14), omit paragraph (a); and
(iii)in sub-paragraph (18), omit “8(1)(a), 8(1)(b) or”; and
(i)in paragraph 20 (continuity with income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or state pension credit), omit sub-paragraph (1)(a).
Schedule 6 was modified by S.I. 2008/3195. S.I. 2008/3195 was revoked by regulation 7(1) of these Regulations, subject to regulation 7(2) and regulation 8 (savings).