The Social Security, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

2.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 13 (advance claims and awards)—

(a) in paragraph (3)(2) omit—

(i) “Subject to paragraph (4),”;

(ii) “disabled person’s tax credit,”; and

(iii) “working families’ tax credit,”;

(b) omit paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8); and

(c) at the end add—

“(9) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to—

(a) a claim for income support made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 21AA of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(3) (special cases: supplemental-persons from abroad); or

(b) a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 85A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations(4) (special cases: supplemental-persons from abroad).”.

(3) In regulation 13D(5) (advance claims for and awards of state pension credit), after paragraph (3) add—

“(4) This regulation does not apply to a claim made by a person not in Great Britain as defined in regulation 2 of the State Pension Credit Regulations(6) (persons not in Great Britain).”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1968.

(2)

The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1991/2284, 1992/247, 1994/2319, 1999/2572 and 3178, 2002/3109 and 2005/1551.

(3)

S.I. 1987/1967. Regulation 21AA was inserted by S.I. 2006/1026.

(4)

S.I. 1996/207. Regulation 85A was inserted by S.I. 2006/1026 and amended by S.I. 2006/2528 and 3341.

(5)

Regulation 13D was inserted by S.I. 2002/3019.

(6)

S.I. 2002/1792. Regulation 2 was substituted by S.I. 2006/1026 and amended by S.I. 2006/2528 and 3341.