Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992, (S.I. 1992/1814), the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2887), the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1973), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) and the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), so as to secure uniformity of treatment, in respect of those benefits, of pensions payable to women in respect of their being, or having been, widows of members of the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Air Force under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/883)(regulations 2 to 6).
The Regulations also empower local authorities to modify their council tax benefit and housing benefit schemes so as to disregard pensions payable under that Order to women by reason of their being, or having been, widows of members of the Royal Navy or the Army to the extent that they are not required to be disregarded by paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to either the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 or the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(regulations 7 and 8).
These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.