The Social Security Amendment (Capital) Regulations 1998

Capital jointly held

2.—(1) In each of the regulations specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation, for the words from “to an equal share” to the end of the regulation there shall be substituted the following–

• “to the whole beneficial interest therein in an equal share and the foregoing provisions of this Chapter shall apply for the purposes of calculating the amount of capital which the claimant is treated as possessing as if it were actual capital which the claimant does possess”.

(2) The regulations specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this regulation (which relate to capital jointly held) are–

(a) regulation 36 of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992(1);

(b) regulation 39 of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991(2);

(c) regulation 35 of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987(3);

(d) regulation 44 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(4);

(e) regulation 52 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(5);

(f) regulation 115 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(6).

(1)

S.I. 1992/1814; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/2303.

(2)

S.I. 1991/2887; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/2303.

(3)

S.I. 1987/1973; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/2303.

(4)

S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/2303.

(5)

S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/2303.

(6)

S.I. 1996/207 to which there are amending instruments which are not relevant to these Regulations.