SCHEDULE 3Transitional and savings provisions

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Where a change of circumstances occurs as a result of the payment of arrears of any income (and for the avoidance of doubt income includes any benefit within the meaning of the Act) which affects a determination or decision in respect of entitlement to, or the amount of, housing benefit before 6th March 1995, the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) shall apply subject to the omissions specified in relation to that provision.

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The provisions specified in this sub-paragraph (which all relate to the date on which changes of circumstances are to take effect) are—

a

regulation 77 of the Housing Benefit Regulations which shall apply as if paragraph (9) were omitted;

b

regulation 57 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations which shall apply as if paragraph (9) were omitted.