The Housing Benefit (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/539
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st April 2014.

Section 2 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

(1) In regulation 10(3B) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 —

(a) omit the “or” following sub-paragraph (i);

(b) in sub-paragraph (k) omit “, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (k) add—

;or

(l) in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance and has a right to reside other than a right to reside falling within paragraph (3A).

Section 3 Saving

(1) The amendment in regulation 2 does not apply to a person who, on 31st March 2014, is entitled to—

(a) housing benefit; and

(b) an income-based jobseeker’s allowance,

until the first of the events in paragraph (2) occurs.

(2) The events are—

(a) the person ceases to be entitled to that income-based jobseeker’s allowance; or

(b) the person makes a new claim for housing benefit.