# The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/30 · made 12 January 1993

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.

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Section 135, Section 137, Section 175)

## Introductory text

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 1992, 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 it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

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

## 2 Amendment 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 1987—
(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.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-amendment-regulations-1993
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