References to secondary legislation covering more than one country
Information about Scotland and Northern Ireland is currently being incorporated into new pages covering the whole of the UK.
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The legislation listed on this page is also available on the official UK legislation website, which usually publishes consolidated versions incorporating amendments, within a few weeks of any change.
Under the Open Government Licence, CIH has reproduced these regulations as printable documents and aims to update them within ten days of any amendment coming into force. Below are the links to the CIH reproduced regulations as pdfs.
Housing and Homelessness
England
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 2006 (pdf)
Wales
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (pdf)
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Immigration Control (Housing Authority Accommodation and Homelessness) Order 2000 (pdf)
Northern Ireland
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (pdf)
Latest changes included in the above
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) and Persons Subject to Immigration Control (Housing Authority Accommodation and Homelessness) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/891, England, Reg. 2; Scotland and Northern Ireland, Reg.(18 July 2025)
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/894 (18 July 2025)
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, SR 2025/135 (18 July 2025)
Benefits Regulations – Great Britain
Universal Credit Regulations 2013, Regulation 9 (pdf)
State Pension Credit Regulations 2002, Regulation 2 (pdf)
Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, Regulation 10 (pdf)
Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006, Regulation 10 (pdf)
Latest changes included in the above
The Social Security (Habitual Residence, Past Presence and Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/884 (18 July 2025)
The Housing Benefit (Habitual Residence) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/988 (21 October 2025)
Benefits Regulations – Northern Ireland
The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 9 (pdf)
The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 2 (pdf)
The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 10 (pdf)
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 10 (pdf)
Latest changes included in the above
The Social Security (Habitual Residence, Past Presence and Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, SR 2025/136 (19 July 2025)
The Housing Benefit (Habitual Residence) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, SR 2025/149 (21 October 2025)
Right to Rent – England
Latest changes included in the above
The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Order 2024, SI 2024/78, art. 3 (13 February 2024)
