Regulation 11 Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006

For regulation 4 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006^f1 (disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act), substitute—

“4.

Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state a national insurance number) shall not apply—

(a)

in the case of a child or young person in respect of whom council tax benefit is claimed;

(b)

to a person who—

(i)

is a person in respect of whom a claim for council tax benefit is made;

(ii)

is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9)(a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act;

(iii)

is a person from abroad for the purposes of these Regulations as defined in regulation 7(2); and

(iv)

has not previously been allocated a national insurance number.”.