(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Amendment) (England) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 24th August 1999.
(2)These Regulations extend to England only.
2Classes prescribed under section 161(2) of the Housing Act 1996 who are qualifying persons#
In regulation 4 of the Allocation of Housing Regulations 1996, at the end, there shall be inserted the following class–“Class CB (this applies in relation to England only) – a person who left the territory of Montserrat after 1st November 1995 because of the effect on that territory of a volcanic eruption.”
3Classes prescribed under section 161(3) of the Housing Act 1996 who are qualifying persons#
In regulation 5 of the Allocation of Housing Regulations 1996, at the end, there shall be inserted the following class–“Class EA (this applies in relation to England only) – a person who left the territory of Montserrat after 1st November 1995 because of the effect on that territory of a volcanic eruption.”
4Classes of persons subject to immigration control who are eligible for housing assistance#
In regulation 3(1) of the Homelessness Regulations 1996, at the end, there shall be inserted the following class–“Class I (this applies in relation to England only) – a person who left the territory of Montserrat after 1st November 1995 because of the effect on that territory of a volcanic eruption.”
5Descriptions of persons who are to be treated as persons from abroad ineligible for housing assistance#
(1)Regulation 4 of the Homelessness Regulations 1996 is amended as follows.
(2)At the beginning, there shall be inserted “(1)”.
(3)After paragraph (a)(iv), there shall be inserted–“v a person who is on an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or in receipt of income support;”
(4)At the end, there shall be added–“2 Paragraph (1)(a)(v) applies in relation to England only and the definitions in regulation 3(2)(a), (b) and (c) shall apply for the purposes of that paragraph.”
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