# Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, Section 137: Interpretation of Part VII and supplementary provisions.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“billing authority” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992;
“child” means a person under the age of 16;
“couple” means—
(a)two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or
(b)two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;
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“dwelling” means any residential accommodation, whether or not consisting of the whole or part of a building and whether or not comprising separate and self-contained premises;
“family” means—
(a)a couple;
(b)a couple and a member of the same household for whom one of them is or both are responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;
(c)except in prescribed circumstances, a person who is not a member of a couple and a member of the same household for whom that person is responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;
“income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995;
“industrial injuries scheme” means a scheme made under Schedule 8 to this Act or section 159 of the 1975 Act or under the Old Cases Act;
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“local authority” in relation to Scotland means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
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“pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26);
“prescribed”means specified in or determined in accordance with regulations;
“the qualifying age for state pension credit” is (in accordance with section 1(2)(b) and (6) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002)—
(a)in the case of a woman, pensionable age; or
(b)in the case of a man, the age which is pensionable age in the case of a woman born on the same day as the man;
“state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002;
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“war pension scheme” means a scheme under which war pensions (as defined in section 25 of the Social Security Act 1989) are provided;
“week”, in relation to council tax benefit, means a period of 7 days beginning with a Monday.
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(2) Regulations may make provision for the purposes of this Part of this Act—
(a) as to circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being in Great Britain;
(b) continuing a person’s entitlement to benefit during periods of temporary absence from Great Britain;
(c) as to what is or is not to be treated as remunerative work or as employment;
(d) as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as engaged or normally engaged in remunerative work;
(e) as to what is or is not to be treated as relevant education;
(f) as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as receiving relevant education;
(g) specifying the descriptions of pension increases under war pension schemes or industrial injuries schemes that are analogous to the benefits mentioned in section 129(2)(b)(i) to (iii) above;
(h) as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home;
(i) for treating any person who is liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling as if he were not so liable;
(j) for treating any person who is not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling as if he were so liable;
(k) for treating as included in a dwelling any land used for the purposes of the dwelling;
(l) as to circumstances in which persons are to be treated as being or not being members of the same household;
(m) as to circumstances in which one person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4/section/137 (the official version)
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