Regulation 2(2) to (5) amends the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/725) to provide that a claimant will not be required to repay their support for mortgage interest loan on sale of the relevant accommodation, if they meet specified conditions.

Regulation 2(6) amends the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 to clarify that claimants who have fled the accommodation for which they receive support for mortgage interest loan payments due to fear of violence in the home will be able to continue receiving loan payments for that accommodation for a specified period of time.

Regulation 3 amends the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1724) to clarify which conditions a claimant who receives support for mortgage interest loan payments and is treated as entitled to state pension credit needs to meet in order to be entitled to a cold weather payment.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, public, or voluntary sectors is foreseen.