Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1978. They provide that payments under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 by way of a basic allowance or special responsibility allowance to a councillor shall be disregarded for the purposes of regulation 7(1)(g)(i) of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983. They also provide that payments by way of annual bounty or in respect of authorised drill night attendances to a member of a reserve force shall be disregarded for the purposes of regulation 8(1) of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976.