Amendment of regulation 5 (eligibility criteria)

5.  In regulation 5—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) the applicant is an occupant of the dwelling and is—

(i) in receipt of a means-tested benefit, or

(ii) from a lower income household; and”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) the area agency is satisfied that the asset rating of the dwelling is—

(i) 54 or less, or

(ii) 68 or less where the applicant or an occupant of the dwelling fulfils the health eligibility criteria.”;

(b) omit paragraph (3A).