{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996.json",
  "id": "uksi/1996/1944",
  "title": "The Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996",
  "short_title": "Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Fund 1996",
  "long_title": "These Regulations amend the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814) (the Council Tax Benefit Regulations), the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2887) (the Disability Working Allowance Regulations), the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1973) (the Family Credit Regulations), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) (the Housing Benefit Regulations), the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) (the Income Support Regulations) and the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/35).",
  "citation": "S.I. 1996/1944",
  "type": "uksi",
  "year": "1996",
  "number": "1944",
  "version": "current",
  "date": "1996-07-23",
  "revised": true,
  "valid_from": "2014-01-01",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "unapplied_effects": 0,
  "provisions": [
    {
      "path": "introduction",
      "kind": "introduction",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/introduction",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/1",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/2",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/3",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/4",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Family Credit Regulations",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-4",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/5",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "5",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-5",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/6",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "6",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Income Support Regulations",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-6",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/7",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "7",
      "heading": "Transitional provision for council tax benefit and housing benefit",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-7",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/8",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "8",
      "heading": "Transitional provision for income support",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-8",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/9",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "9",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deduction from Benefits) Regulations 1988",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-9",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/10",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "10",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-10",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/11",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "11",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1996",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-11",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/12",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "12",
      "heading": "Amendment of the Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-12",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/13",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "13",
      "heading": "Amendments consequential on the introduction of the Earnings Top-up Scheme",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-13",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "signature",
      "kind": "signature",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Signature",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/signature",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Amendments consequential on the introduction of the Earnings Top-up Scheme.",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/1",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "Definitions",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/2",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Benefit under the benefit Acts",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": "Notional income",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/4",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": "Diminishing notional capital",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-4",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/5",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "5",
      "heading": "Disregard of income other than earnings",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-5",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/6",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "6",
      "heading": "Further disregards of income other than earnings",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-6",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/7",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "7",
      "heading": "Disregard of capital",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-7",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "note",
      "kind": "note",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Explanatory note",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/note",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    }
  ],
  "has_text": true,
  "pdfs": [
    {
      "title": "Printed copy",
      "main": true,
      "language": null,
      "date": "2015-04-02",
      "size": 30015,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/pdf/uksi_19961944_301114_en.pdf",
      "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1944/pdfs/uksi_19961944_301114_en.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "made_under": [],
  "changes_made_to": 15,
  "changes_made_to_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/changes.json",
  "changes_made_by": 49,
  "changes_made_by_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/changes/by-it.json",
  "instruments_made_under": 0,
  "instruments_made_under_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-and-social-fund-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1996/instruments.json",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1944",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:38:05.212396+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}