LegalizeThe Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008
These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002, the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006, the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006, the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006, the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006, the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007 and the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008.
The main purpose of these Regulations is to align, where possible, the income and capital disregard provisions in the means-tested social security benefits, to ensure a consistent approach to means tests across the legislation referred to above.
These Regulations also introduce a new disregard to enable the £10 war pensions disregard to continue to apply where the amount of war pension has been abated to less than £10 by an Armed Forces Pension Scheme payment.
These Regulations also make minor technical amendments, update some outdated references and revoke some redundant provisions from the Regulations referred to above.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.
Footnotes
1992 c. 4. Section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Section 136A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).
1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
See sections 170, 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).
Section 73ZA was inserted by the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6), section 19(1).
c. 5.
2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).
Section 73ZA was inserted by the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6), section 19(1).
2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).
The definition of “registered housing association” was substituted by S.I. 2008/586.
2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).
The definition of “full-time course of study” was amended by S.I. 2005/3238 (W. 243) (as amended by S.I. 2006/217).
Section 73ZA was inserted by the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6), section 19(1).
These transitory modifications were inserted by Schedule 4 of S.I. 2006/217 and lapsed on 14 June 2007 (on the coming into force of section 12(2)(e) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (2004 c. 19)).
These transitory modifications were inserted by Schedule 4 of S.I. 2006/217 and lapsed on 14 June 2007 (on the coming into force of section 12(2)(e) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (2004 c. 19)).
The definition of “registered housing association” was substituted by S.I. 2008/586.
2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).
2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).
Section 73ZA was inserted by the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6), section 19(1).
These transitory modifications were inserted by Schedule 4 of S.I. 2006/217 and lapsed on 14 June 2007 (on the coming into force of section 12(2)(g) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (2004 c. 19)).
These transitory modifications were inserted by Schedule 4 of S.I. 2006/217 and lapsed on 14 June 2007 (on the coming into force of section 12(2)(g) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (2004 c. 19)).
2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).
2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).
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