The Discretionary Financial Assistance and Discretionary Housing Payments (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/271
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Discretionary Financial Assistance and Discretionary Housing Payments (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1st April 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(3) Regulation 1 applies to England and Wales.

(4) Regulation 2 applies to England only.

(5) Regulation 3 applies to Wales only.

Section 2 Revocations

The Regulations and Orders specified in the first column of the table in the Schedule are revoked to the extent specified in the third column of that table.

Section 3 Amendment of the Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Order 2001

(1) The Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Order 2001 is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3 (claims), in paragraph (3)(a) omit “in the case of a relevant authority in England and Wales,”.

(3) Omit article 7 (limit on total expenditure).