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6.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1) in the appropriate place insert—
““member of the work-related activity group” means a claimant who has or is treated as having limited capability for work under either—
Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 other than by virtue of regulation 30 of those Regulations; or
Part 4 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 other than by virtue of regulation 26 of those Regulations;”.
(3) In regulation 22 (applicable amounts) for paragraph (e) substitute—
“(e)the amount of the support component which may be applicable to him in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 3 (the component);”.
(4) In regulation 23 (polygamous marriages) for paragraph (f) substitute—
“(f)the amount of the support component which may be applicable to him in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 3 (the component);”.
(5) In regulation 28 (treatment of child care charges), in paragraph (11)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)omit “the work-related activity component”;
(ii)after “support component or” insert “the other member is a member of the work-related activity group”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (ba)—
(i)omit “the work-related activity component”;
(ii)after “support component or” insert “the other member would be a member of the work-related activity group”.
(6) In regulation 74 (non-dependant deductions) in paragraph (8)(a)—
(a)omit “and the work-related activity component”;
(b)after “(the support component)” insert “or where the non-dependant is not a member of the work-related activity group”.
(7) In Schedule 3 (applicable amounts)—
(a)in Part 5 (the components)—
(i)in the heading, for “components” substitute “component”;
(ii)in paragraph 21, in sub-paragraph (1)—
(aa)for “one, but not both, of the components in paragraph 23 or” substitute “the component in paragraph”;
(bb)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the Secretary of State has determined that the claimant or the claimant’s partner has or is treated as having limited capability for work-related activity; and”;
(cc)in paragraph (c)(ii) omit “or the work-related activity component”;
(iii)in paragraph 22 in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) omit “23 or”;
(iv)omit paragraph 23;
(b)in Part 6 (amount of components)—
(i)in the heading, for “components” substitute “component”;
(ii)omit paragraph 25.
(8) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 3(2)—
(i)omit “, work-related activity component”;
(ii)after “Schedule 3 (applicable amounts)” insert “or where the claimant or the claimant’s partner is a member of the work-related activity group”;
(b)in paragraph 17, in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(iv)—
(i)in paragraph (aa)—
(aa)omit “, the work-related activity component under paragraph 23 or”;
(bb)after “of Schedule 3” insert “or the claimant or the claimant’s partner is a member of the work-related activity group”;
(ii)in paragraph (bb)—
(aa)omit “, the work-related activity component”;
(bb)after “sub-head (aa) above,” insert “or at least one of the couple is a member of the work-related activity group”.
S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1042, 2008/1082, 2008/2428, 2013/443, 2013/630 and 2015/457.