The Housing Benefit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/212
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 3rd March 2014.

Section 2 Amendment of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006

(1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 (transitional and savings provisions) to the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) omit “or”;

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa) a determination of eligible rent in a case where a person’s landlord is a registered housing association within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Housing Benefit Regulations or any case where housing benefit is payable in the form of a rent rebate unless—

(i) the claimant or the claimant’s partner has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, or both have attained that age;

(ii) a relevant authority has, on or before 31st March 2013, reduced that person’s eligible rent in accordance with regulation 13(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations as set out in paragraph 5 of this Schedule; or

(iii) a relevant authority has, on or before 31st March 2013, made a determination that the person’s dwelling is larger than is reasonably required or that the person’s rent is unreasonably high in accordance with regulation 13(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations as set out in paragraph 5 of this Schedule, but has not, in accordance with paragraph (4), (5) or (7) of that regulation, reduced that person’s eligible rent; or

(3) In paragraph (a) of the definition of “eligible rent” in sub-paragraph (10), after “regulations 12B (eligible rent),” insert “12BA (eligible rent and maximum rent (social sector)),”.

Section 3 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

(1) Paragraph (1) of regulation A13 (when a maximum rent (social sector) is to be determined) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 is amended as follows—

(a) at the end of paragraph (1)(a) omit the “or”; and

(b) after paragraph (1)(b) insert—

; or

(c) an eligible rent in a case where paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 (transitional and savings provisions) to the Consequential Provisions Regulations applies.