The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Victims of Domestic Abuse and Victims of Modern Slavery) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

These Regulations amend the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213) (“the Housing Benefit Regulations”) and the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376) (“the Universal Credit Regulations”). They extend the scope of the exemptions from the shared accommodation rate for the Local Housing Allowance (“LHA”) (and the Single Room Rent (“SRR”) in the case of Housing Benefit) to include victims of domestic violence who have attained the age of 16 and victims of modern slavery (“the relevant victims”).