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The Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2017

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Amendments to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

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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—

(a)

Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 other than by virtue of regulation 30 of those Regulations; or

(b)

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”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1042, 2008/1082, 2008/2428, 2013/443, 2013/630 and 2015/457.

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