The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002

Income Support: Income Disregard

2.—(1) In regulation 2 of the Income Support Regulations, after the definition of “voluntary organisation”M1 insert the following definition—

““war widower’s pension” means any widower’s pension or allowance granted in respect of a death due to service or war injury and payable by virtue of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917, the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939, the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939, the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 or Part VII or section 151 of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 or a pension or allowance for a widower granted under any scheme mentioned in section 315(2)(e) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988;”.

(2) In head (i) of regulation 42(4)(a) M2 of the Income Support Regulations after “war widow’s pension” insert “ or war widower’s pension ” and after “widow” insert “ or widower ”.

(3) In head (i) of regulation 51(3)(a) M3 of the Income Support Regulations after “war widow’s pension” insert “ or war widower’s pension ” and after “widow” insert “ or widower ”.

(4) In Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations—

(a) in paragraph 16(b) M4 after “pension” insert “ or war widower’s pension ”;

(b) in paragraph 16(c) M5 after “widow” insert “ or widower ”;

(c) in paragraphs 54 and 55 M6 after “widows” insert “ or widowers ”;

(d) in paragraph 56(1)(a) M7 after “widow” insert “ or widower ”, and

(e) in paragraph 56(1)(b) after “widows” insert “ or widowers ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 The definition “voluntary organisation” was inserted by regulation 17 of S.I. 1995/516.

M2 Head (i) of paragraph 4(a) was amended by regulation 6 of S.I. 1995/2792 and regulation 2 of S.I. 1995/3282.

M3 Head (i) of paragraph (3)(a) was amended by regulation 9 of S.I. 1997/65.

M4 Paragraph 16 was substituted by regulation 6(3) of S.I. 1995/2792.

M5 Paragraph 16(c) was amended by regulation 2(1)(d) and (2) of S.I. 1995/3282.

M6 Paragraphs 54 and 55 were added by regulation 32(3) of S.I. 1994/2139.

M7 Paragraph 56 was added by regulation 32(3) of S.I. 1994/2139.