The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

2.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 75(2) the following paragraph shall be added–

“76.— (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(3);

(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(4),

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.”.

(3) In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)–

(a) in paragraph 25(5) at the end there shall be added the words “or, where that dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for as long as it is so occupied”;

(b) after paragraph 65(6) the following paragraph shall be added–

“66.— (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.”.

(1)

S.I.1987/1967.

(2)

Paragraph 75 was inserted by S.I.2001/2333.

(3)

2000 c. 22.

(4)

2001 asp 10.

(5)

Paragraph 25 was inserted by S.I.1988/910.

(6)

Paragraph 65 was inserted by S.I.2001/3481.