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The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/2401 · Made 2 September 1999

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 2nd September 1999

Laid before Parliament 2nd September 1999

Coming into force 6th September 1999

The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1C), 189(4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f1 after agreement by those organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned that consultations should not be undertakenf2 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itf3, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 5; section 1(1A) to (1C) was inserted by section 19 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47). Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.

f2

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 section 176(2)(b).

f3

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 section 173(1)(b).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Citation and commencement
  3. 3Insertion of regulation 2B into the Housing Benefit Regulations
  4. 4Amendment of regulations 2 and 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 6th September 1999.

2Citation and commencement

In these Regulations “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987f1.

3Insertion of regulation 2B into the Housing Benefit Regulations

Before regulation 3 of the Housing Benefit Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—

“Cases in which section 1(1A) of the Administration Act is disapplied

2B

Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to housing benefit in a case where the person making a claim for that benefit, or in respect of whom that benefit is claimed, is liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling which is a hostel.”

4Amendment of regulations 2 and 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations

The definition of “hostel” in paragraph (8) of regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations (requirement to refer to rent officers) shall apply generally to those Regulations and in consequence shall be inserted in the appropriate place in regulation 2 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (interpretation) and shall be omitted from paragraph (8) of regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations.

Signature

Alistair Darling

Secretary of State for Social Security

2nd September 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) (the “Housing Benefit Regulations”).

Regulation 3 inserts a new regulation into the Housing Benefit Regulations to exempt hostel dwellers from the requirements in respect of national insurance numbers imposed by section 1 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

Regulation 4 omits the definition of “hostel” from regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations (requirement to refer to rent officers) and inserts it into regulation 2 (interpretation).

These Regulations do not impose a charge on businesses.