In this Order—

• “the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 19922;

• “the Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19923;

• “council tax benefit” means the benefit to which section 123(1)(e) of the Benefits Act refers4;

• “decisions on claims” means any decisions in relation to those benefits or payments referred to in article 3(1) that fall to be made under or by virtue of—

  1. a

     the Administration Act;

  2. b

     the Benefits Act;

  3. c

     section 34 of the Social Security Act 19985; and

  4. d

     the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 20006

  and any Regulations and Orders made under those provisions for the time being in force and, for the purposes of this Order, references to decisions include references to any determinations embodied in, or necessary to, a decision;

• “discretionary housing payment” means any payment made by virtue of regulations under section 69 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;

• “housing benefit” means the benefit to which section 123(1)(d) of the Benefits Act refers;

• “local authority” means a billing authority, housing authority or local authority as they are defined in section 191 of the Administration Act7;

• “subsidy” means rent rebate subsidy, rent allowance subsidy or council tax benefit subsidy as referred to in section 140A(2)8 of the Administration Act or any grant made under section 70 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (grants towards costs of discretionary housing payments).