The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 3 Regulations 1989

Amendment of Schedule 3 to the General Regulations

7.  In Schedule 3 to the General Regulations (housing costs)–

(a) in paragraph 7–

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) for the words “sub-paragraph (2) to (9)” there shall be substituted the words “the following sub-paragraphs of this paragraph”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (9) at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Subject to sub-paragraphs (10) and (11),”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (9) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs–

“(10) Where–

(a) a claimant has ceased to be in receipt of income support because he or his partner becomes engaged in remunerative work; and

(b) immediately before ceasing to be so in receipt an amount under sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) was applicable to him,

sub-paragraph (9)(a)(ii) shall apply to him as if for the words “any period of eight weeks or less” there were substituted the words “any period not exceeding the permitted period determined in accordance with regulation 3A (permitted period)”.

(11) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i), where–

(a) a claimant has ceased to be entitled to income support because he or his partner is participating in arrangements for training made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 or attending a course at an employment rehabilitation centre established under that section; and

(b) immediately before so ceasing an amount under that sub-paragraph was applicable to him,

he shall be treated as if he had been in receipt of income support for the period during which he or his partner was participating in such arrangements or attending such a course.”;

(b) in paragraph 10–

(i) in sub-paragraph (5) for the words “under this paragraph” there shall be substituted the words “under sub-paragraph (3)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (7) for the words “In this paragraph” there shall be substituted the words “In sub-paragraph (5)”.