The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995

Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations

25.  In Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations (housing costs)—

(a) in paragraph 4(9) head (b)(ii) shall be omitted and head (b)(iii) shall be amended by substituting for the word “section” the words “sections 13B and”;

(b) in paragraph 5A(1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (8) at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Subject to sub-paragraph (8A),”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (8) the following new sub-paragraph shall be inserted—

“(8A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (8), 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 171E of the Contributions and Benefits Act (incapacity for work, disqualification etc.)(2).”.

(iii) in sub-paragraph (10)(b) at the end there shall be added the words “and did not include an amount determined by reference to paragraph 1(a), 1(aa)(3) or 1(b);”;

(c) in paragraph 7(6C)(4) at the end the following head shall be added—

“(c) after 9th April 1995 £100,000.”;

(d) in paragraph 7B(5) at the end the following new sub-paragraph shall be added—

“(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) 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 171E of the Contributions and Benefits Act (incapacity for work, disqualification etc.).”.

(1)

Paragraph 5A was inserted in Schedule 3 by S.I.1994/1004 regulation 2.

(2)

Section 171E was inserted in the Contributions and Benefits Act by section 6 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18).

(3)

Sub-paragraph (aa) was inserted in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 by S.I.1988/2022.

(4)

Sub-paragraph (6C) was inserted in paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 by S.I.1993/1679, regulation 3(2).

(5)

Paragraph 7B was inserted in Schedule 3 by S.I.1993/1679 regulation 3(3).