Regulation 24 Amendment of regulation 56 of the 1989 Regulations

Regulation 56 of the 1989 Regulations (date on which change of circumstances is to take effect)^f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

After paragraph (3A) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“(3B)

Where the change of circumstances is the death of a claimant’s partner it shall take effect on the day on which the death occurs.

(3C)

Where—

(a)

the change of circumstances is the separation of the claimant and his partner, and

(b)

during the benefit week in which the separation occurs the partner ceases to be liable for the appropriate authority’s personal community charge or for a collective community charge in that authority’s area,

the change shall take effect on the day on which the partner ceases to be so liable.”.

In paragraph (4) for the words “paragraphs (1) to (3A)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs (1) to (3C)” and for the words “paragraph (2), (3) or (3A)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraph (2), (3), (3A), (3B) or (3C).”.