# The Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Amendment Order 1989

S.I. 1989/1688 · made 8 September 1989

This Order amends the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1988 to take account of the replacement of rate rebates by community charge rebates in Scotland.

Made under: Social Security Act 1986 (Section 28); Social Security Act 1975 (Section 166)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-permitted-totals-amendment-order-1989/pdf/uksi_19891688_en.pdf

## Introductory text

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
HOUSING, SCOTLAND
Made 8th September 1989
Laid before Parliament 18th September 1989
Coming into force 9th October 1989
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by section 28(10) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Amendment Order 1989 and shall come into force on 9th October 1989.Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1988

## 2 Citation and commencement

The Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1988 shall be amended—
(a) in article 1(2) (interpretation) by inserting after “rate rebate” the words “(or, in Scotland, community charge rebate)”; and
(b) in article 2 (permitted totals of benefit) by substituting for “(additional amount of benefit in exceptional circumstances)” the words “and regulation 57 of the Housing Benefit (Community Charge Rebates) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 (increase of benefit paid in exceptional circumstances)”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Nicholas Scott
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
8th September 1989

## Explanatory note

This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1988 to take account of the replacement of rate rebates by community charge rebates in Scotland.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-permitted-totals-amendment-order-1989
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