Explanatory note

they provide a definition of “personal pension scheme” and omit the definition of “boarder” (regulations 2 and 15);

they further specify the amount to be deducted in certain circumstances in respect of national insurance contributions when calculating a person’s income (regulations 4, 7, 17 and 20);

with respect to the calculation of the earnings of self-employed earners, they amend the provisions for calculating the weekly amount of earnings; they amend the definition of earnings in relation to certain allowances paid to assist a person in carrying on his business; and they provide that a proportion of any premium paid in respect of a personal pension scheme shall be disregarded (regulations 3, 5, 6, 16, 18 and 19);

they further define the amount to be disregarded in calculating a student’s covenant income and a student’s income other than grant income and covenant income (regulations 8, 9, 21 and 22);

they make further provision as to the date on which a change of circumstances is to take effect, where the change is in respect of a person’s income (regulations 11 and 23);

with respect to the calculation of income other than earnings they provide a disregard where an increase of a specified benefit is payable in respect of a dependant who is not a member of the claimant’s family, and further define the amount to be disregarded in respect of payments made to a claimant where other persons occupy the claimant’s home (regulations 13 and 25);

they specify the time within which authorities shall supply to the Secretary of State information as to cases in which there has been an intervention by a designated fraud officer of the authority (regulations 14 and 24).