- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
You are here:
- UK Statutory Instruments
- 2021 No. 665
- Explanatory Note
What Version
Opening Options
More Resources
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Under sections 160ZA(2) and 185(2) of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (“the 1996 Act”), a person who is subject to immigration control is ineligible for an allocation of housing accommodation by a local authority under Part VI of that Act, or for housing assistance under Part VII of that Act, unless they come within a class of persons prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of State.
These Regulations amend the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 2006 (“the Eligibility Regulations”) which make such provision.
Regulation 4 amends regulation 3 of the Eligibility Regulations which relates to the eligibility of persons subject to immigration control for an allocation of housing accommodation under Part VI of the 1996 Act. It prescribes an additional class of persons (“Class K”) who are eligible for such assistance. This new Class K applies to certain persons with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) of the Immigration Rules where the person does not have a “no recourse to public funds” condition attached to their form of leave and where the person is habitually resident in the ‘Common Travel Area’ (the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland).
Regulation 5 amends regulation 5(1) of the Eligibility Regulations which relates to the eligibility of persons subject to immigration control for homelessness assistance under Part VII of the 1996 Act. It prescribes an additional class of persons (“Class L”) who are eligible for such assistance. This class is equivalent to Class K inserted by regulation 4.
Regulation 5 also corrects a drafting error in regulation 5(1)(g) of the Eligibility Regulations by amending the provision containing Class G.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.
Options/Help
Print Options
Official printed copies
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThis Explanatory Note only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.