Regulation 15 Notional income

for the words “the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust or the Independent Living Fund” there are substituted the words “any of the Macfarlane Trusts, the Independent Living Fund or the Fund”; and

in sub-paragraph (a), for the words from “household fuel” to the end there are substituted the words “household fuel or rent of that single person or, as the case may be, of any member of that family, or is used for any council tax, personal community charge, collective community charge contribution or water charges for which that relevant person or member is liable.”;

sub-paragraph (c) and the word “and” which precedes it are omitted; and

after the words “that employment” there are inserted the words “unless the relevant person satisfies the authority that the means of that person are insufficient for him to pay or to pay more for the service”;

for the words “the basic rate of tax” there are substituted the words “the lower rate or, as the case may be, the lower and the basic rate of tax”; and

after the words “less than a year,” there are inserted the words “the earnings to which the lower rate and, if appropriate, the basic rate of tax is to be applied and”;

for the words “In paragraph (3) the expression” there are substituted the words

• “In paragraph (3)–

  1. (a)

     the expression”; and

after the words “sporting activities” at the end there are inserted the words

• “; and

  1. (b)

     “rent” means eligible rent to which regulation 10 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 refers, less any deductions in respect of non-dependants which fall to be made under regula tion 63 of those Regulations.”^f2.