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The Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

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Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 240A(3) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

HOUSING

Made 2008

Coming into force 27th October 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 240A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 240A(3) of that Act, a draft of the Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1987 c. 26. Section 240A was inserted by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10), section 99.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003
  3. 3Amendment of the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003
  4. 4Amendment of the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003
  5. 5Amendment of the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 27th October 2008.

2Amendment of the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

The Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5.

3Amendment of the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

(i)

after the definition of “college of further education”, insert–

  • ““contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory employment and support allowance payable in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007f1;”;

(ii)

after the definition of “income based jobseeker’s allowance” insert–

  • ““income related employment and support allowance” means an income-related employment and support allowance payable in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;”.

4Amendment of the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

In regulation 9 (cases whose income is disregarded), after “(b) income based jobseeker’s allowance;” insert–

“(ba)

income related employment and support allowance; or”.

5Amendment of the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

In regulation 26(1)(b) (allowable deductions for dependent persons and disabled people), after “(v) incapacity benefit;”, insert–

“(va)

contributory employment and support allowance;”.

Signature

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”), inserting in regulation 9 (cases where income is disregarded) “income-related employment and support allowance” to the list of allowances and benefits; and inserting in regulation 26(1)(b) (allowable deductions for dependent persons and disabled people) “contributory employment and support allowance” to the list of allowances and benefits (regulations 2, 4 and 5).

The Regulations also amend regulation 2 of the 2003 Regulations by inserting definitions of “income-related employment and support allowance” and “contributory employment and support allowance (regulations 2 and 3)”.