The Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/753
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 5th October 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Section 2 Amendments to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 36 (calculation of net earnings of employed earners), in paragraph (2), after “paragraphs 1 to 14” , insert “and 18” .

(3) In regulation 38 (calculation of net profit of self-employed earners), in paragraph (2), after “paragraphs 1 to 14” , insert “and 18” .

(4) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings), after paragraph 17 insert—

(18)

(1) In the case of a claimant who is engaged in remunerative work as an employed earner or a self-employed earner, who is resident in specified accommodation or temporary accommodation and who is—

(a) a single claimant who has not attained the age of 25 years, £61.41;

(b) a single claimant who has attained the age of 25 years, £77.73;

(c) a member of a couple, where both members of the couple have not attained the age of 18 years, £97.33;

(d) a member of a couple, where both members of the couple have not attained the age of 25 years, £61.53;

(e) a member of a couple, where at least one member of the couple has attained the age of 25 years, £119.70.

(2) In this paragraph—

“ specified accommodation ” has the meaning given in paragraph 3A of Schedule 1 to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 ;

“ temporary accommodation ” has the meaning given in paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 .