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The Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/789 · Made 7 March 2001

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HOUSING, ENGLAND

Made 7th March 2001

Coming into force 2nd April 2001

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 2(2) and (4), 101f1 and 146(1) and (2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

See the definition of “prescribed” in section 101.

f2

1996 c. 53; the Secretary of State can exercise the power under these sections only in relation to England; see article 2 of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendments
  3. 3Application
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule: AMENDMENTS TO THE FORM ENTITLED “OWNER-OCCUPIER'S AND TENANT'S APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSING RENEWAL GRANTS”
  6. 1Paragraph 1
  7. 2Paragraph 2
  8. 3Paragraph 3
  9. 4Paragraph 4
  10. 5Paragraph 5
  11. 6Paragraph 6
  12. 7Paragraph 7
  13. 8Paragraph 8
  14. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd April 2001.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England only.

2Amendments

The form set out in the Schedule to the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) Regulations 1996f1 is amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations.

3Application

The amendments made by these Regulations shall not have effect in relation to applications for grant made before the date on which these Regulations come into force.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Nick Raynsford

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

7th March 2001

1

In question 3.31, insert in the appropriate place—

“”.

2

In question 3.34, for “and 90B”, substitute “, 90B and 90C”.

3

After question 3.34, insert—

“”

4

In question 3.38, insert—

“”

5

In note 59, after the words “child benefit purposes”, insert “, or who is in the care of a local authority and has been placed with you by the authority”.

6

In note 85, after “(provision of financial assistance to students)”, insert—

“;

  • a grant for school meals for dependent children, or for meals for dependent children aged 3 or 4, paid by virtue of regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998”f1.

7

After note 86C, insert—

“86D

You must include any payment from access funds intended to enable you as a student to meet ordinary living expenses—the cost of food, household fuel, rent, clothing, and footwear—water charges or the Council Tax. Access fund payments for these purposes are disregarded to the extent of £20 per week, but should be included in any case. You need not include any access fund payments that were for other purposes.”.

8

After note 90B, insert—

“90C

Please do not include—

  • any lump sum payment of subsistence allowance payable in respect of participation in an employment zone programme;

  • any payment in connection with a scheme to reduce under-occupation, made under regulation 11 of the Social Security (Payments to Reduce Under-occupation) Regulations 2000.f1

90D

Where an ex gratia payment of £10,000 has been made by the Secretary of State on or after 1 February 2001 in consequence of the imprisonment or internment by the Japanese in the Second World War of (a) you, (b) your partner, (c) a deceased spouse of yours, or (d) a deceased spouse of your partner, that sum will be disregarded as capital”.f2

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Form set out in the Schedule to the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) Regulations 1996, to be used by owner-occupiers and tenants when applying for housing renewal grants under Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

The amendments are consequential on those being made by the Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/739) to the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2890).