Clause 3. Interpretation

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Interpretation

In this direction, unless the context otherwise requires,-

Act means the Social Security Act 2018

dependant, in relation to a person, means-

(a)

a dependent child of the person; and

(b)

any other person who is wholly or primarily dependent on the person for financial support and who ordinarily resides with the person; and

(c)

any other person who is under the care of the person as a consequence of that other person's inability to live independently for reasons of disability, illness, or advanced age

Emergency housing contribution has the same meaning as in clause 4 of the Emergency Housing Grants Programme

essential services, in relation to a person, means the supply of any of the following to the person for domestic use:

(a)

electricity:

(b)

gas:

(c)

water

MSD has the same meaning as in Schedule 2 of the Act

premises, in relation to a person, means the place the person occupies as a home

redirect, in relation to a benefit, means to direct that payment of the whole or any part of an instalment of benefit, or any number of instalments of a benefit, be to a person other than the beneficiary personally; and redirection has a corresponding meaning

social housing, agency, and social housing provider have the same meanings as in section 2(1) of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992

telecommunication services, in relation to a person, means any of the following supplied to the person for domestic use-

(a)

fixed-line telephone services:

(b)

mobile telephone services:

(c)

internet services

vulnerable tenant means-

(a)

a tenant or prospective tenant of any premises (not being social housing) who the chief executive considers at risk of eviction or homelessness; and

(b)

a person who has been assessed by the agency as eligible for social housing but has not yet been allocated social housing by a social housing provider; and

(c)

a person in social housing who has been assessed by the agency as continuing to be eligible for social housing and is awaiting allocation of other social housing

(2)

Terms otherwise defined in section 68(2) and Schedule 2 of the Act and section 5 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018 have the same meanings in this direction.