Regulation 11 Amendment of regulation 67 of the General Regulations

In regulation 67 of the General Regulations (date on which benefit period is to end) for the words following “unless” to the end of the regulation there shall be substituted the words–

“(a)

the claimant is a person on income support and he ceases to be entitled when, except in cases to which sub-paragraph (b) refers, the benefit period will end with the last day of the benefit week in which the cessation of his entitlement takes effect in accordance with regulation 68(1) (date when change of circumstances is to have effect);

(b)

the claimant is a person on income support and he ceases to be entitled on account of an award of benefit under the Social Security Act when the benefit period will end at the end of the benefit week in which the payment of income support ceases; or

(c)

the appropriate authority determines that some other change of circum stances has occurred which should result in the benefit period ending with an earlier week when the benefit period will end with the last day of that week.”.