Regulation 4 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 M1 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 74 M2 the following paragraph shall be added–

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75

(1)

Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–

(a)

welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;

(b)

housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,

where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.”.

After paragraph 67 M3 of Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded) the following paragraph shall be added–

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68

(1)

Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–

(a)

welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;

(b)

housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,

where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.”.