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The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

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The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, Paragraph 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1 Housing CostsE+W+S

1.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, the housing costs applicable to claimant are those costs—

(a)which he or, where he is a member of a family, he or any member of that family is, in accordance with paragraph 2, liable to meet in respect of the dwelling occupied as the home which he or any other member of his family is treated as occupying, and

(b)which qualify [F2under paragraph 17].

(2) In this Schedule—

“housing costs" means those costs to which sub-paragraph (1) refers;

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(3) For the purposes of this Schedule a disabled person is a person—

(a)in respect of whom a disability premium, a disabled child premium, a pensioner premium for persons aged 75 or over or a higher pensioner premium is included in his applicable amount or the applicable amount of a person living with him; or

(b)F5... who, had he in fact been entitled to income support, would have had included in his applicable amount a disability premium, a disabled child premium, a pensioner premium for persons aged 75 or over or a higher pensioner premium [F6; or

(c)who is disabled or severely disabled for the purposes of section 9(6) (maximum rate) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.]

[F7(d)who–

(i)is in receipt of an employment and support allowance which includes an amount under section 2(2) F8... or 4(4) F8... of the Welfare Reform Act [F9(component) or is a member of the work-related activity group] F8...; or

(ii)would be entitled to an employment and support allowanceF10..., but for the application of section 1A of that Act (duration of contributory allowance)][F11; or

(e)who is entitled to an award of universal credit [F12and has limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity as construed in accordance with regulations 39 and 40 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013.]]

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a person shall not cease to be a disabled person on account of his being disqualified for receiving benefit or treated as capable of work by virtue of the operation of section l71E of the Contributions and Benefits Act (incapacity for work, disqualification etc.) [F13or disqualified for receiving employment and support allowance or treated as not having limited capability for work in accordance with regulations made under section 18 of the Welfare Reform Act (disqualification)].]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with regs.19 - 21 of the amending S.I.) by The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/725), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 5 para. 2(d)(i)

F4Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(2) omitted (with effect in accordance with regs.19 - 21 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/725), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 5 para. 2(d)(ii)

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