Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

[F1137 Interpretation of Part VII and supplementary provisions.E+W+S

(1)In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • [F2“billing authority” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992;]

  • “child” means a person under the age of 16;

  • [F3“couple” means—

    (a)

    two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or

    (b)

    two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together [F4as if they were a married couple or civil partners] otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;]

  • F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “dwelling” means any residential accommodation, whether or not consisting of the whole or part of a building and whether or not comprising separate and self-contained premises;

  • “family” means—

    (a)

    a [F6couple];

    (b)

    a [F6couple] and a member of the same household for whom one of them is or both are responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;

    (c)

    except in prescribed circumstances, a person who is not a member of a [F6couple] and a member of the same household for whom that person is responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;

  • [F7“income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995;]

  • “industrial injuries scheme” means a scheme made under Schedule 8 to this Act or section 159 of the 1975 Act or under the Old Cases Act;

  • F8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • [F9“local authority” in relation to Scotland means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;]

  • F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • [F11“pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26);]

  • “prescribed”means specified in or determined in accordance with regulations;

  • [F11“the qualifying age for state pension credit” is (in accordance with section 1(2)(b) and (6) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002)—

    (a)

    in the case of a woman, pensionable age; or

    (b)

    in the case of a man, the age which is pensionable age in the case of a woman born on the same day as the man;]

  • [F11“state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002;]

  • F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “war pension scheme” means a scheme under which war pensions (as defined in section 25 of the M1Social Security Act 1989) are provided;

  • “week”, in relation to [F12council tax benefit], means a period of 7 days beginning with a Monday.

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(2)Regulations may make provision for the purposes of this Part of this Act—

(a)as to circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being in Great Britain;

(b)continuing a person’s entitlement to benefit during periods of temporary absence from Great Britain;

(c)as to what is or is not to be treated as remunerative work or as employment;

[F14(d)as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as engaged or normally engaged in remunerative work;]

(e)as to what is or is not to be treated as relevant education;

(f)as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as receiving relevant education;

(g)specifying the descriptions of pension increases under war pension schemes or industrial injuries schemes that are analogous to the benefits mentioned in section 129(2)(b)(i) to (iii) above;

(h)as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home;

(i)for treating any person who is liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling as if he were not so liable;

(j)for treating any person who is not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling as if he were so liable;

(k)for treating as included in a dwelling any land used for the purposes of the dwelling;

(l)as to circumstances in which persons are to be treated as being or not being members of the same household;

(m)as to circumstances in which one person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 123-137 repealed (1.4.2013 in relation to council tax benefit) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(c), Sch. 4 (with arts. 9, 10, Sch. 5)

F2Words in s. 137(1) substituted (6.3.1992) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 119(2), Sch. 9 para. 9(a) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))

F9Words in s. 137(1) inserted (3.7.2007) by Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), s. 70(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(4)

F11Words in s. 137(1) inserted (2.7.2002 for specified purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 4(2); S.I. 2003/1766, art. 2(a)

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