The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

• Citation: S.I. 2024/1280 (W.)
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Title and coming into force

The title of these Regulations is the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and they come into force on 20 December 2024.

Section 2 Amendment of the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2014

The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment to regulation 2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “the Accession Regulations 2013”.

Section 4 Amendments to regulation 3

In regulation 3 (persons subject to immigration control who are eligible for an allocation of housing accommodation)—

(a) omit the “and” after paragraph (n);

(b) after paragraph (o) insert—

(p) Class P – a person (P) who has indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom by virtue of Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse of the Immigration Rules in circumstances where P is a victim of transnational marriage abandonment ; and

(q) Class Q – a person who has limited leave to enter or limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and who, after making a change of conditions application, has had their no recourse to public funds condition lifted by the Home Office in accordance with section 3(1)(c)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1971 and is not a person within Class F or Class J in this regulation.

Section 5 Amendments to regulation 4

In regulation 4 (other persons from abroad who are ineligible for an allocation of housing accommodation)—

(a) omit paragraph (2)(c);

(b) in paragraph (2)(d), for “(a)-(c)” substitute “(a) or (b)” .

Section 6 Amendments to regulation 5

In regulation 5(1) (persons subject to immigration control who are eligible for housing assistance)—

(a) omit the “and” after sub-paragraph (o);

(b) after sub-paragraph (p) insert—

(q) Class Q – a person (P) who has indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom by virtue of Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse of the Immigration Rules in circumstances where P is a victim of transnational marriage abandonment; and

(r) Class R – a person who has limited leave to enter or limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and who, after making a change of conditions application, has had their no recourse to public funds condition lifted by the Home Office in accordance with section 3(1)(c)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1971 and is not a person within Class G or Class K in this regulation.

Section 7 Amendments to regulation 6

In regulation 6 (other persons from abroad who are ineligible for housing assistance)—

(a) omit paragraph (2)(c);

(b) in paragraph (2)(d), for “(a)-(c)” substitute “(a) or (b)” .