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2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–
“the Act” means the Social Security Act 1986;
“adjudicating authority” means any person or body with responsibility under the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1986, and regulations made thereunder, for the determination of claims for any benefit under those Acts and questions arising in connection with a claim for, or award of, or disqualification for receiving such benefit;
“benefit week”–
in relation to supplementary benefit, has the meaning given to it in regulation 7 of the Supplementary Benefit (Determination of Questions) Regulations 1980 M1;
in relation to income support, has the meaning given to it by paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M2;
“domestic assistance addition” means an additional requirement under paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to the Requirements Regulations;
“first benefit week” means the benefit week beginning on a day during the period of 7 days commencing on 4th April 1988;
“former beneficiary” means a person who, for a period immediately preceding 11th April 1988, is entitled to supplementary benefit;
“former housing benefit supplement recipient” means a person in respect of whom an amount is applicable under regulation 19 of the Requirements Regulations for a period immediately preceding 4th April 1988;
“General Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M3;
“income support” means income support under Part II of the Act;
“Requirements Regulations” means the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Regulations 1983 M4;
“second benefit week” means the benefit week beginning on a day during the period of 7 days commencing on 11th April 1988;
“Social Security Act” means the Social Security Act 1975 M5;
“patient” has the same meaning as in regulation 21(3) of the General Regulations;
“personal expenses addition” means an amount of income support payable in accordance with regulation 13 in addition to any income support to which a person may be entitled under Part II of the Act;
“special transitional addition” means an amount of income support payable in accordance with regulation 15 in addition to any income support to which a person may be entitled under Part II of the Act;
“supplementary benefit” means a supplementary pension or allowance under the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 M6;
“transitional addition” means an amount of income support payable in accordance with regulations 10 to 13 in addition to any income support to which a person may be entitled under Part II of the Act;
“unemployed person” means a person who is or is required to be available for employment;
and other expressions have the same meaning as in the General Regulations.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Part is a reference to the regulation or Part bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.
[F1(3) In these Regulations the expressions “transitional addition” and “special transitional addition” include any amount payable by virtue of regulation 87(1) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 2(3) added (7.10.1996) by The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, S.I. 1996/207, reg. 1(2), 29(2)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1980/1643; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1981/815, 1982/907, 1983/337 and 1984/458.
M41983/1399, as amended by S.I. 1984/282, 1102, 1103, 2034, 1985/1247, 1835, 1986/1173, 1292, 1987/17, 49, 659, 1325.
M61976 c. 71, as amended by section 6(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30).
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