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The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/30 · Made 12 January 1993

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 12th January 1993

Laid before Parliament 12th January 1993

Coming into force 2nd February 1993

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 135(1), 137(1) and 175(1) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itf2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

f2

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 172(1) and 173(1)(b).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 2nd February 1993.

2Amendment of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 (eligible housing costs) to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987f1—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (b) after the words “as the home” there shall be inserted the words—

  • “, including interest on a loan for any service charge imposed to meet the cost of such repairs and improvements;”;

(b)

sub-paragraph (h) shall be omitted.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Alistair Burt

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security

12th January 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, so as to include amongst the eligible housing costs for the purpose of income support interest on loans acquired to meet any service charge in respect of repairs or improvements to a dwelling occupied as a home and to omit sub-paragraph (h), which provided for certain payments analogous to those specified elsewhere in paragraph 1 to qualify as eligible housing costs.