The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/435
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and shall come into force on 31st March 2014.

(2) These Regulations apply to England only.

Section 2 Amendment of the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 2006

(1) The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, omit—

(a) the definition of the “Accession Regulations 2006”; and

(b) paragraph (4).

(3) In regulation 3—

(a) in paragraph (c)(iii), omit “and”;

(b) in paragraph (d), substitute “.” with “; and”; and

(c) after paragraph (d), insert —

(e) a person who is habitually resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland and who has limited leave to enter the United Kingdom as a relevant Afghan citizen under paragraph 276BA1 of the Immigration Rules.

(4) In regulation 4(2)—

(a) in paragraph (c), omit—

(i) “either”; and

(ii) sub-paragraph (i);

(b) at the end of paragraph (e), insert “and”;

(c) omit paragraphs (f), (h) and (i); and

(d) at the end of paragraph (g), for “;” substitute “.”

(5) In regulation 5(1)—

(a) in paragraph (d), omit “and”;

(b) in paragraph (e), for “.” substitute “; and”; and

(c) after paragraph (e), insert —

(f) Class F – a person who is habitually resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland and who has limited leave to enter the United Kingdom as a relevant Afghan citizen under paragraph 276BA1 of the Immigration Rules.

(6) In regulation 6(2)—

(a) in paragraph (c), omit —

(i) “either”; and

(ii) sub-paragraph (i);

(b) at the end of paragraph (e), insert “and”;

(c) omit sub-paragraphs (f), (h) and (i); and

(d) in paragraph (g), for “;” substitute “.”