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

Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

6.  In regulation 53 of the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(1) (time and manner in which claims are to be made)—

(a) for paragraph (10) substitute—

“(10) Except in the case of a claim made by a person from abroad, where a person has not become liable for council tax to a relevant authority but it is anticipated that he will become so liable within the period of 8 weeks (the relevant period), he may claim council tax benefit at any time in that period in respect of that tax and, provided that liability arises within the relevant period, the authority shall treat the claim as having been made on the day on which the liability for the tax arises.”; and

(b) for paragraph (12) substitute—

“(12) Except in the case of a claim made by a person from abroad, where the claimant is not entitled to council tax benefit in the benefit week immediately following the date of his claim but the relevant authority is of the opinion that unless there is a change of circumstances he will be entitled to council tax benefit for a period beginning not later than the seventeenth benefit week following the date on which the claim is made, the relevant authority may treat the claim as made on a date in the benefit week immediately preceding the first benefit week of that period of entitlement and award benefit accordingly.”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/216. Regulation 53 was amended by S.I. 2006/2967.