Regulation 2 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

(1)

The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 42 (notional income)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)(g)^f2, for “or retirement annuity contract” substitute “, retirement annuity contract or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;

(b)

in paragraph (2ZA)(a)^f3 for “personal pension scheme or retirement annuity contract” substitute “ a personal pension scheme, a retirement annuity contract or the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;

(c)

in paragraph (4)(a)(ia)^f4 for “or is a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;

(d)

in paragraph (4ZA)(d)^f5 for “or in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”.

(3)

In regulation 51(notional capital)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)(da)^f6 after “scheme” insert “or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;

(b)

in paragraph (3)(a)(ia)^f7 for “or is a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;

(c)

in paragraph (3A)(c)^f8 for “or in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”.

(4)

The following provisions are revoked—

(a)

regulation 17(1)(g) (applicable amounts)^f9;

(b)

regulation 18(1)(h) (polygamous marriages)^f10;

(c)

regulation 71(1)(a)(v) and (d)(iv) (applicable amounts in urgent cases)^f11;

(d)

paragraph 16A of Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person)^f12;

(e)

Schedule 3A (protected sum)^f13;

(f)

Schedule 3B (protected sum)^f14.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1987/1967.
f2: Paragraph (2)(g) was inserted by S.I. 1995/2303 and amended by S.I. 2005/2465.
f3: Paragraph (2ZA)(a) was inserted by S.I. 2005/2465.
f4: Paragraph (4)(a)(ia) was inserted by S.I. 1999/2640 and amended by S.I. 2003/455.
f5: Paragraph (4ZA)(d) was inserted by S.I. 1999/2640 and amended by S.I. 2003/455.
f6: Paragraph (2)(da) was inserted by S.I. 2005/2465.
f7: Paragraph (3)(a)(ia) was inserted by S.I. 1999/2640 and amended by S.I. 2003/455.
f8: Paragraph (3A)(c) was inserted by S.I. 1999/2640 and amended by S.I. 2003/455.
f9: Regulation 17(1)(g) was inserted by S.I. 1988/1445 and amended by S.I. 1989/534.
f10: Regulation 18(1)(h) was inserted by S.I. 1988/1445 and amended by S.I. 1989/534.
f11: Regulation 71(1)(a)(v) and (d)(iv) was inserted by S.I. 1988/1445 and amended by S.I. 1989/534.
f12: Paragraph 16A was inserted by S.I. 2000/2239.
f13: Schedule 3A was inserted by S.I. 1988/1445.
f14: Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 1989/534.