The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007

10.  For the Schedule to the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007(1) substitute—

“THE SCHEDULE War disablement and war widow’s and widower’s pensions

PART 1 War disablement pensions

1.   A war disablement pension is—

(a) any retired pay or pension or allowance payable in respect of disablement under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003(2); or

(b) a payment made under article 14(1)(b) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005(3).

PART 2 War widow’s and widower’s pensions

2.   A war widow’s pension is—

(a) any pension or allowance payable to a woman as a widow under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the death or disablement of any person; or

(b) a payment made under article 21(1)(a) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005.

3.   A war widower’s pension is—

(a) any pension or allowance payable to a man as a widower or to a surviving civil partner under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the death or disablement of any person; or

(b) a payment made under article 21(1)(a) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005.”.

(1)

S.I. 2007/1619.

(2)

2003 c. 1. Subsection (2) was inserted into section 639 by section 19(4) of the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7).

(3)

S.I. 2005/439.