The Discretionary Financial Assistance and Discretionary Housing Payments (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026
Regulation 2 of these Regulations revokes, in relation to England, the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1167), which provide relevant authorities with a power to make discretionary housing payments and regulate the amount of the payments, how claims for payments are to be made and the procedures to be followed by local authorities. It also revokes the Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2340) (“the 2001 Order”), which sets out the basis on which local authorities may claim and be paid grants to reimburse the cost of making discretionary housing payments. It also revokes provisions amending those Regulations and that Order. Those Regulations and that Order continue to have effect in relation to Wales.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
11 Mar 2026
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In force
01 Apr 2026
Enabling power
the Administration Act The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B(1), 140C(1), (1A), (2) and (4) and 189(4), (5) and (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (“”)and sections 69(1), (2), (4), (5) and (7) and 70(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000. In accordance with section 189(8) of the Administration Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Treasury. In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Administration Act, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it. In accordance with section 176(1)(aa) and 176(1)(b) of the Administration Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.
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