The Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Security (Recoupment) Amendment Regulations 1991

Made: 10th May 1991

Laid before Parliament: 10th May 1991

Coming into force: 11th May 1991

The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by sections 20(1), 22(8), 22(9)(a) to (c), 51(1)(h), 51A(1)(h) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986, sections 22(5) and 30(1) of the Social Security Act 1989 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, it having appeared to him, so far as these Regulations relate to housing benefit and community charge benefits, that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to consult with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Security (Recoupment) Amendment Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 11th May 1991.

• (2) In these Regulations—

• “the Community Charge Benefits Regulations" means the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989 ;

• “the Family Credit Regulations" means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 ;

• “the Housing Benefit Regulations" means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 ;

• “the Income Support Regulations" means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;

• “the Social Security (Recoupment) Regulations" means the Social Security (Recoupment) Regulations 1990 .

Amendment of the Community Charge Benefits Regulations

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• (1) The Community Charge Benefits Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

• (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust" there shall be inserted the following definition—

“the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust" means the trust of that name, established on 3rd May 1991 partly out of funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from haemophilia and other beneficiaries;

• (3) In regulation 25(3) (notional income) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust" there shall be inserted the words “ , the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust ”.

• (4) In regulation 30(6) (income treated as capital) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust" there shall be inserted the words “ , the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust ”.

• (5) In regulation 33(3) (notional capital) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust" there shall be inserted the words “ , the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust ”.

• (6) In regulation 61(1) (evidence and information to be provided to an authority by a claimant) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust" there shall be inserted the words “ , the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust ”.

• (7) In Schedule 3 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for paragraph 35 there shall be substituted the following new paragraph—

(35) (1) Any payment made under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust (“the Trusts"), or the Independent Living Fund. (2) Any payment by or on behalf of a person who is suffering or who suffered from haemophilia, which derives from a payment made under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers and which is made to or for the benefit of— (a) that person’s partner or former partner from whom he is not, or where that person has died was not, estranged or divorced; (b) any child who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family; or (c) any young person who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family. (3) Any payment by or on behalf of the partner or former partner of a person who is suffering or who suffered from haemophilia provided that the partner or former partner and that person are not, or if either of them has died were not, estranged or divorced, which derives from a payment made under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers and which is made to or for the benefit of— (a) the person who is suffering from haemophilia; (b) any child who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family; or (c) any young person who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family. (4) Any payment by a person who is suffering from haemophilia, which derives from a payment under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers, where— (a) that person has no partner or former partner from whom he is not estranged or divorced, nor any child or young person who is or had been a member of that person’s family; and (b) the payment is made either— (i) to that person’s parent or step-parent, or (ii) where that person at the date of the payment is a child, a young person or a student who has not completed his full-time education and has no parent or step-parent, to his guardian, but only for a period from the date of the payment until the end of two years from that person’s death. (5) Any payment out of the estate of a person who suffered from haemophilia, which derives from a payment under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers, where— (a) that person at the date of his death (the relevant date) had no partner or former partner from whom he was not estranged or divorced, nor any child or young person who was or had been a member of his family; and (b) the payment is made either— (i) to that person’s parent or step-parent, or (ii) where that person at the relevant date was a child, a young person or a student who had not completed his full-time education and had no parent or step-parent, to his guardian, but only for a period of two years from the relevant date. (6) In the case of a person to whom or for whose benefit a payment referred to in this paragraph is made, any income which derives from any payment of income or capital made under or deriving from any of the Trusts.

• (8) In Schedule 4 (capital to be disregarded)—

• (a) for paragraph 23 there shall be substituted the following new paragraph—

(23) (1) Any payment made under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust (“the Trusts"), or the Independent Living Fund. (2) Any payment by or on behalf of a person who is suffering or who suffered from haemophilia, which derives from a payment made under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers and which is made to or for the benefit of— (a) that person’s partner or former partner from whom he is not, or where that person has died was not, estranged or divorced; (b) any child who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family; or (c) any young person who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family. (3) Any payment by or on behalf of the partner or former partner of a person who is suffering or who suffered from haemophilia provided that the partner or former partner and that person are not, or if either of them has died were not, estranged or divorced, which derives from a payment made under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers and which is made to or for the benefit of— (a) the person who is suffering from haemophilia; (b) any child who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family; or (c) any young person who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family. (4) Any payment by a person who is suffering from haemophilia, which derives from a payment under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers, where— (a) that person has no partner or former partner from whom he is not estranged or divorced, nor any child or young person who is or had been a member of that person’s family; and (b) the payment is made either— (i) to that person’s parent or step-parent, or (ii) where that person at the date of the payment is a child, a young person or a student who has not completed his full-time education and has no parent or step-parent, to his guardian, but only for a period from the date of the payment until the end of two years from that person’s death. (5) Any payment out of the estate of a person who suffered from haemophilia, which derives from a payment under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers, where— (a) that person at the date of his death (the relevant date) had no partner or former partner from whom he was not estranged or divorced, nor any child or young person who was or had been a member of his family; and (b) the payment is made either— (i) to that person’s parent or step-parent, or (ii) where that person at the relevant date was a child, a young person or a student who had not completed his full-time education and had no parent or step-parent, to his guardian, but only for a period of two years from the relevant date. (6) In the case of a person to whom or for whose benefit a payment referred to in this paragraph is made, any capital resource which derives from any payment of income or capital made under or deriving from any of the Trusts.

• (b) in paragraph 32 at the end the following words shall be added “or under the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust or the Macfarlane (Special Payments)(No. 2) Trust".

Amendment of the Family Credit Regulations

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• (1) The Family Credit Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

• (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust" there shall be inserted the following definition—

“the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust" means the trust of that name, established on 3rd May 1991 partly out of funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from haemophilia and other beneficiaries;

• (3) In regulation 26(3) (notional income) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust" there shall be inserted the words “ , the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust ”.

• (4) In regulation 31 (income treated as capital) for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

(3) Any charitable or voluntary payment which is not made or is not due to be made at regular intervals, other than a payment which is made under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust or the Independent Living Fund shall be treated as capital.

• (5) In regulation 34(3) (notional capital) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust"there shall be inserted the words “ ,the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust ”.

• (6) In Schedule 2 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for paragraph 34 there shall be substituted the following new paragraph—

(34) (1) Any payment made under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust (“the Trusts"), or the Independent Living Fund. (2) Any payment by or on behalf of a person who is suffering or who suffered from haemophilia, which derives from a payment made under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers and which is made to or for the benefit of— (a) that person’s partner or former partner from whom he is not, or where that person has died was not, estranged or divorced; (b) any child who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family; or (c) any young person who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family. (3) Any payment by or on behalf of the partner or former partner of a person who is suffering or who suffered from haemophilia provided that the partner or former partner and that person are not, or if either of them has died were not, estranged or divorced, which derives from a payment made under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers and which is made to or for the benefit of— (a) the person who is suffering from haemophilia; (b) any child who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family; or (c) any young person who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family. (4) Any payment by a person who is suffering from haemophilia, which derives from a payment under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers, where— (a) that person has no partner or former partner from whom he is not estranged or divorced, nor any child or young person who is or had been a member of that person’s family; and (b) the payment is made either— (i) to that person’s parent or step-parent, or (ii) where that person at the date of the payment is a child, a young person or a student who has not completed his full-time education and has no parent or step-parent, to his guardian, but only for a period from the date of the payment until the end of two years from that person’s death. (5) Any payment out of the estate of a person who suffered from haemophilia, which derives from a payment under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers, where— (a) that person at the date of his death (the relevant date) had no partner or former partner from whom he was not estranged or divorced, nor any child or young person who was or had been a member of his family; and (b) the payment is made either— (i) to that person’s parent or step-parent, or (ii) where that person at the relevant date was a child, a young person or a student who had not completed his full-time education and had no parent or step-parent, to his guardian, but only for a period of two years from the relevant date. (6) In the case of a person to whom or for whose benefit a payment referred to in this paragraph is made, any income which derives from any payment of income or capital made under or deriving from any of the Trusts.

• (7) In Schedule 3 (capital to be disregarded)—

• (a) for paragraph 23 there shall be substituted the following new paragraph—

(23) (1) Any payment made under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust (“the Trusts"), or the Independent Living Fund. (2) Any payment by or on behalf of a person who is suffering or who suffered from haemophilia, which derives from a payment made under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers and which is made to or for the benefit of— (a) that person’s partner or former partner from whom he is not, or where that person has died was not, estranged or divorced; (b) any child who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family; or (c) any young person who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family. (3) Any payment by or on behalf of the partner or former partner of a person who is suffering or who suffered from haemophilia provided that the partner or former partner and that person are not, or if either of them has died were not, estranged or divorced, which derives from a payment made under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers and which is made to or for the benefit of— (a) the person who is suffering from haemophilia; (b) any child who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family; or (c) any young person who is a member of that person’s family or who was such a member and who is a member of the claimant’s family. (4) Any payment by a person who is suffering from haemophilia, which derives from a payment under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers, where— (a) that person has no partner or former partner from whom he is not estranged or divorced, nor any child or young person who is or had been a member of that person’s family; and (b) the payment is made either— (i) to that person’s parent or step-parent, or (ii) where that person at the date of the payment is a child, a young person or a student who has not completed his full-time education and has no parent or step-parent, to his guardian, but only for a period from the date of the payment until the end of two years from that person’s death. (5) Any payment out of the estate of a person who suffered from haemophilia, which derives from a payment under any of the Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers, where— (a) that person at the date of his death (the relevant date) had no partner or former partner from whom he was not estranged or divorced, nor any child or young person who was or had been a member of his family; and (b) the payment is made either— (i) to that person’s parent or step-parent, or (ii) where that person at the relevant date was a child, a young person or a student who had not completed his full-time education and had no parent or step-parent, to his guardian, but only for a period of two years from the relevant date. (6) In the case of a person to whom or for whose benefit a payment referred to in this paragraph is made, any capital resource which derives from any payment of income or capital made under or deriving from any of the Trusts.

• (b) in paragraph 31 at the end the following words shall be added— “or the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust".

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations

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Amendment of the Income Support Regulations

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• (1) The Income Support Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

• (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust" there shall be inserted the following definition—

“the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust" means the trust of that name, established on 3rd May 1991 partly out of funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from haemophilia and other beneficiaries;