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The Community Charge Benefits (Permitted Total) Order 1990

S.I. 1990/533 · Made 7 March 1990

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 7th March 1990

Laid before Parliament 9th March 1990

Coming into force 1st April 1990

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by section 31B(10) of the Social Security Act 1986f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedf2, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 50; section 31B was inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41), Schedule 10, paragraph 6.

f2

See section 61(7)(d) of the Social Security Act 1986 inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41),Schedule 10, paragraph 10.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Permitted total of benefits
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Community Charge Benefits (Permitted Total) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “community charge benefits” means community charge benefits under Part II of the Social Security Act 1986f1;

  • “the Community Charge Benefits Regulations” means the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989f2.

2Permitted total of benefits

For the purpose of section 31B(10) of the Social Security Act 1986, the permitted total of community charge benefits for any year in relation to an authority shall be the amount obtained by deducting 100% of any increases in community charge benefits granted during that year by that authority under regulation 58 of the Community Charge Benefits Regulations (increases of weekly amounts for exceptional circumstances) from the total community charge benefits granted by that authority during that year and multiplying the resulting figure by 100.1%.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Gillian Shephard

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security

7th March 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order sets out the basis for calculating the permitted total of community charge benefits for any year for authorities granting such benefits under Part II of the Social Security Act 1986, and limits the amount by which community charge benefit payments may be increased on account of payments to claimants whose circumstances are exceptional.