# The Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/1657 · made 8 August 1990 · revised to 6 March 2006

These Regulations further amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 and the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 by providing for deaf students entitled to certain educational awards because of their disability, to be eligible for housing benefit and income support; and by providing for the disregard on student loans to be subject to the overall £10 limit on income disregards (regulations 4 and 5). The Regulations also amend the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 and the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989 in this latter respect (regulations 2 and 3).

Made under: Social Security Act 1986 (Section 20, Section 22, Section 84); Social Security Act 1975 (Section 166)

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## Introductory text

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
HOUSING, SCOTLAND
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 8th August 1990
Laid before Parliament 10th August 1990
Coming into force 1st September 1990
The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by section 20(3)(d) and (12)(d) and (h), 22(9)(b) and 84(1) 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 authorities concerned and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st September 1990 immediately after the Social Security Benefits (Student Loans and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1990.

## 2 Amendment of the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989

(1) The Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “no contribution is assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 42A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.

## 3 Amendment of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987

(1) The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph 29 of Schedule 2 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “where a contribution assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 42A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.

## 4 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

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## 5 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Regulation.
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(4) In paragraph 36 of Schedule 9 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “where a contribution assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 66A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security
Henley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of Social Security
8th August 1990

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 and the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 by providing for deaf students entitled to certain educational awards because of their disability, to be eligible for housing benefit and income support; and by providing for the disregard on student loans to be subject to the overall £10 limit on income disregards (regulations 4 and 5). The Regulations also amend the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 and the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989 in this latter respect (regulations 2 and 3).

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