Paragraph 2 Loans for repairs and improvements to the home

F1Subject to paragraph 2A (loans for repairs and improvements in transitional cases), for the purposes of paragraph 1(d) “repairs and improvements" means major repairs necessary to maintain the fabric of the home and any of the following measures undertaken with a view to improving its fitness for occupation—

(a)

installation of a fixed bath, shower, wash basin or lavatory, and necessary associated plumbing;

(b)

damp proofing measures;

(c)

provision or improvement of ventilation and natural lighting;

(d)

provision of electric lighting and sockets;

(e)

provision or improvement of drainage facilities;

(f)

improvement of the structural condition of the home;

(g)

improvements to the facilities for the storing, preparation and cooking of food;

(h)

provision of heating, including central heating;

(i)

provision of storage facilities for fuel and refuse;

(j)

improvements to the insulation of the home;

(k)

other improvements which the F2Secretary of State considers reasonable in the circumstances.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 3 para. 2 substituted (18.4.1995) by The Child Support and Income Support (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1045), regs. 1(2), 56(3)
F2: Words in Sch. 3 para. 2(k) substituted (1.6.1999) by The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 7 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1510), arts. 3(1), 20

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Regulations revoked (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 2012 (S.I. 2012/2785), reg. 10(b)
F2: regulations revoked (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by The Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2001/155), reg. 15(1) (with reg. 15(2)-(4))