The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995

Amendment of regulation 12A of the principal Regulations

4.—(1) Regulation 12A(1) of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (1) there shall be substituted for the words “Subject to paragraph (2)” the words “Subject to the following provisions of this regulation”.

(3) After paragraph (1) there shall be inserted a new paragraph (1A) —

“(1A) When applying to the rent officer pursuant to paragraph (1) the appropriate authority shall state the following information in respect of the payments which that claimant is liable to make in respect of the dwelling which he occupies as his home—

(a) whether they include any charges for water, sewerage or allied environmental services; and

(b) where they include any charges that are ineligible for housing benefit by reason of paragraph 1(d) to (f)(2) of Schedule 1 (ineligible service charges)—

(i) that such charges are included; and

(ii) the value of those charges as determined by that authority pursuant to regulation 10(3) and that Schedule.”.

(1)

Regulation 12A was added by S.I. 1990/546 and amended by S.I. 1993/317, 1995/560 and 1644.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (f) was substituted by S.I. 1994/1003.