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Regulation 7 Income-related benefitsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

For the purposes of subsection (6E) of section 20 of the Act the prescribed circumstances are that the person’s weekly applicable amount included a higher pensioner or disability premium in respect of him, determined—

(a)

F1in the case of income support, in accordance with paragraphs 10(1)(b) F2 , 10(2)(b) or 11, and 12 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987f1 (applicable amounts);

F3(aa)

in the case of income-based jobseeker’s allowance, in accordance with paragraphs 12(1)(a), (b)(ii) or (c) or 13, and 14 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (applicable amounts).

(b)

in the case of housing benefit, in accordance with paragraphs 10(1)(b) F4, 10(2)(b) or 11, and 12 of Part III of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987f2 (applicable amounts);

(c)

in the case of community charge benefit, in accordance with paragraphs 11 or 12, and 13 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989f3 (applicable amounts); F5...

F6(ca)

in the case of council tax benefit, in accordance with paragraphs F711(1)(b), 11(2)(b) or 12, and 13 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 or

(d)

in accordance with any provision equivalent to one of those specified in F8paragraphs F9(a) to (ca) above having effect in Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 7(a) substituted (5.10.1992) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2155), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 3(a)

F2

Word in reg. 7(a) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/516), regs. 1(1)(b), 4(a)

F3

Reg. 7(aa) inserted (7.10.1996) by The Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1345), regs. 1, 7(3)

F4

Word in reg. 7(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/516), regs. 1(1)(b), 4(a)

F5

Word in reg. 7(c) omitted (1.4.1993) by virtue of The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/315), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. para. 12(2)

F6

Reg. 7(ca) inserted (1.4.1993) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/315), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. para. 12(3)

F7

Words in reg. 7(ca) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/516), regs. 1(1)(b), 4(b)

F8

Words in reg. 7(d) substituted (5.10.1992) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2155), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 3(b)

F9

Words in reg. 7(d) substituted (1.4.1993) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/315), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. para. 12(4)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 7 in force at 7.4.1992, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663 and 2022 and 1989/534 and 1678.

f2

S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1971, 1989/416 and 1990/546.

f3

S.I. 1989/1321; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1990/834.