Regulation 17 Amendment of Schedule 5 to the General Regulations

In Schedule 5 to the General Regulations (capital to be disregarded), after paragraph 34 there shall be added the following paragraphs–

“35

Any community charge benefit.

36

Any payment in consequence of a reduction of a personal community charge pursuant to regulations under section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 or section 9A of the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc (Scotland) Act 1987 (reduction of liability for personal community charge) but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of the receipt of the payment.

37

Any grant made to the claimant in accordance with a scheme made under section 129 of the Housing Act 1988^f1 or section 66 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988^f2 (schemes for payments to assist local housing authority and local authority tenants to obtain other accommodation) which is to be used–

(a)

to purchase premises intended for occupation as his home; or

(b)

to carry out repairs or alterations which are required to render premises fit for occupation as his home,

for a period of 26 weeks from the date on which he received such a grant or such longer period as is reasonable in the circumstances to enable the purchase, repairs or alterations to be completed and the claimant to commence occupation of those premises as his home.”.