Regulation 2 Amendment of the Family Credit Regulations

(1)

The Family Credit Regulations M1 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

(a)

in the definition of “qualifying person” after the word “Fund” there shall be added the words “ or the Eileen Trust ”;

(b)

after the definition of “student” the following definition shall be inserted–

““the Eileen Trust” means the charitable trust of that name established on 29th March 1993 out of funds provided by the Secretary of State for the benefit of persons eligible for payment in accordance with its provisions;”.

(3)

The following provisions shall be amended by inserting the words “ , the Eileen Trust ” after the words “the Fund” each time they appear–

(a)

regulation 26(3) (notional income);

(b)

regulation 31(3) (income treated as capital);

(c)

regulation 34(3) (notional capital).

(4)

In Schedule 2 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in paragraph 34–

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1) after the words “the Fund” there shall be inserted the words “ , the Eileen Trust ”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (7) at the end the words “ and the Eileen Trust ” shall be added.

(5)

In Schedule 3 (capital to be disregarded) in paragraph 23–

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1) after the words “the Fund” there shall be inserted the words “ , the Eileen Trust ”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (7) at the end the words “ and the Eileen Trust ” shall be added.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/660, 999, 1438, 1970, 1990/127, 1991/1175, 1520, 1992/1101 and 1993/963.