Regulation 3 Limitation on deduction from prescribed benefits

(1)

In regulation 16(5) of the 1988 Regulations^f1 (limitation on deductions from prescribed benefits)—

(a)

for “4 times” substitute “5 times”;

(b)

for the words from “where it is not a multiple of 10 pence” to the end of that paragraph substitute “where it is not a multiple of 5 pence, rounded to the next higher such multiple”.

(2)

In both regulation 102(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations^f2 and regulation 83(3) of the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations ^f3 (method of recovery)—

(a)

for “four times” substitute “five times”;

(b)

for the words from “but where that five per cent.” to the end of each of those paragraphs substitute “that five per cent. being, where it is not a multiple of 5 pence, rounded to the next higher such multiple”.

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Footnotes

f1: Regulation 16(5) is substituted by S.I.2000/2336.
f2: Regulation 102(3) is amended by S.I.2005/2904 and 2008/2824.
f3: Regulation 83(3) is amended by S.I.2005/2904 and 2008/2824.