
1 
The title of these Regulations is the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and they come into force on 28 April 2022.
2 
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
3 
In regulation 3 (persons subject to immigration control who are eligible for an allocation of housing accommodation)—
(a) omit the “and” immediately following paragraph (j);
(b) at the end of paragraph (k), for “.” substitute “; and”;
(c) after paragraph (k) insert—“
(1) Class L – a person who has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom by virtue of Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the Immigration Rules.”
4 
In regulation 4(2) (other persons from abroad who are ineligible for an allocation of housing accommodation)—
(a) omit the “and” after sub-paragraph (h);
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (i), for “.” substitute “; and”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—“
(j) a person who was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022 and who left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022.”
5 
In regulation 5(1) (persons subject to immigration control who are eligible for housing assistance)—
(a) omit the “and” immediately following sub-paragraph (k);
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (l), for “.” substitute “; and”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (l) insert—“
(m) Class M – a person who has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom by virtue of Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the Immigration Rules.”
6 
In regulation 6(2) (other persons from abroad who are ineligible for housing assistance)—
(a) omit the “and” after sub-paragraph (h);
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (i), for “.” substitute “; and”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—“
(j) a person who was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022 and who left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022.”
Julie James
Minister for Climate Change, one of the Welsh Ministers
27 April 2022