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The Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/2890 · Made 20 November 1996

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HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 20th November 1996

Laid before Parliament 26th November 1996

Coming into force 17th December 1996

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(3) and (4), 30, 31(5) and 146(1) and (2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby make the following Regulations:—

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1996 c. 53.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Persons from abroad
  5. 4Landlord’s applications: power for local housing authorities to obtain information from pension fund holders
  6. Part II: MEANS TEST FOR OWNER-OCCUPIER’S AND TENANT’S APPLICATIONS
  8. 5Definition of relevant person
  9. 6Definition of non-dependant
  10. 7Remunerative work
  11. 8Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another
  12. 9Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household
  13. 10The applicable amount
  14. 11Financial resources
  16. 12Reduction in amount of grant
  17. 13Successive applications
  19. 14Applicable amounts
  20. 15Polygamous marriages
  22. 16Income and capital of relevant person
  23. 17Determination of income and capital of members of relevant person’s family and of a polygamous marriage
  25. 18Determination of income on a weekly basis
  26. 19Treatment of child care charges
  27. 20Average weekly earnings of employed earners
  28. 21Average weekly earnings of self-employed earners
  29. 22Average weekly income other than earnings
  30. 23Determination of weekly income
  32. 24Earnings of employed earners
  33. 25Determination of net earnings of employed earners
  35. 26Earnings of self-employed earners
  36. 27Determination of net profit of self-employed earners
  37. 28Deduction of tax and contributions for self-employed earners
  39. 29Determination of income other than earnings
  40. 30Annuity treated as income
  41. 31Notional income
  42. 32Modifications in respect of children and young persons
  44. 33Determination of capital
  45. 34Disregard of capital of child or young person
  46. 35Income treated as capital
  47. 36Determination of capital in the United Kingdom
  48. 37Determination of capital outside the United Kingdom
  49. 38Notional capital
  50. 39Capital jointly held
  51. 40Determination of tariff income from capital
  53. 41Interpretation
  54. 42Treatment of students
  55. 43Determination of grant income
  56. 44Relationship with amounts to be disregarded under Schedule 3
  57. 45Other amounts to be disregarded
  58. 46Treatment of student loans
  59. 47Disregard of contribution
  61. 48Application of Regulations
  62. Signature
  63. Schedule 1: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS
  64. Part I: PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
  65. 1Paragraph 1
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. Part II: FAMILY PREMIUM
  68. 3Paragraph 3
  69. Part III: PREMIUMS
  70. 4Paragraph 4
  71. 5Paragraph 5
  72. 6Paragraph 6
  73. 7Lone parent premium
  74. 8Pensioner premium for persons under 75
  75. 9Pensioner premium for persons 75 and over
  76. 10Higher pensionser premium
  77. 11Disability premium
  78. 12Additional condition for the higher pensioner and disability premiums
  79. 13Severe disability premium
  80. 14Disabled child premium
  81. 15Carer premium
  82. 16Persons in receipt of concessionary payments
  83. 17Persons in receipt of benefit
  84. IVAMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III
  85. Schedule 2: SUMS TO BE DISREGARDED IN THE DETERMINATION OF EARNINGS
  86. 1Paragraph 1
  87. 2Paragraph 2
  88. 3Paragraph 3
  89. 4Paragraph 4
  90. 5Paragraph 5
  91. 6Paragraph 6
  92. 7Paragraph 7
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  96. 11Paragraph 11
  97. 12Paragraph 12
  98. 13Paragraph 13
  99. 14Paragraph 14
  100. 15Paragraph 15
  101. 16Paragraph 16
  102. 17Paragraph 17
  103. Schedule 3: SUMS TO BE DISREGARDED IN THE DETERMINATION OF INCOME OTHER THAN EARNINGS
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. 5Paragraph 5
  109. 6Paragraph 6
  110. 7Paragraph 7
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  160. 57Paragraph 57
  161. 58Paragraph 58
  162. Schedule 4: CAPITAL TO BE DISREGARDED
  163. 1Paragraph 1
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  165. 3Paragraph 3
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  167. 5Paragraph 5
  168. 6Paragraph 6
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  212. 50Paragraph 50
  213. 51Paragraph 51
  214. Explanatory note