Introductory Text
PART I GENERAL
1.Citation, commencement and application
2.Interpretation
3.Remunerative work
PART II MEMBERSHIP OF A FAMILY
4.Persons of prescribed description
5.Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another
6.Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household
PART III APPLICABLE AMOUNTS
7.Applicable amounts
8.Polygamous marriages
9.Patients
PART IV INCOME AND CAPITAL
CHAPTER I general
10.Calculation of income and capital of members of claimant’s family and of a polygamous marriage
CHAPTER II income
11.Calculation of income on a weekly basis
12.Average weekly earnings of employed earners
13.Average weekly earnings of self-employed earners
14.Average weekly income other than earnings
15.Calculation of weekly income
16.Disregard of changes in tax, contributions etc
17.Treatment of charitable or voluntary payments
CHAPTER III employed earners
18.Earnings of employed earners
19.Calculation of net earnings of employed earners
CHAPTER IV self-employed earners
20.Earnings of self-employed earners
21.Calculation of net profit of self-employed earners
22.Deduction of tax and contributions for self-employed earners
CHAPTER V other income
23.Calculation of income other than earnings
24.Capital treated as income
25.Notional income
26.Modifications in respect of child and young person
CHAPTER VI capital
27.Capital limit
28.Calculation of capital
29.Disregard of capital of child or young person
30.Income treated as capital
31.Calculation of capital in the United Kingdom
32.Calculation of capital outside the United Kingdom
33.Notional Capital
34.Capital jointly held
35.Calculation of tariff income from capital
PART V STUDENTS
CHAPTER I general
36.Interpretation
37.Treatment of students
CHAPTER II income
38.Calculation of grant income
39.Calculation of covenant income where a contribution is assessed
40.Covenant income where no grant income or no contribution is assessed
41.Relationship with amounts to be disregarded under Schedule 3
42.Other amounts to be disregarded
43.Disregard of contribution and rent
44.Income treated as capital
45.Disregard of changes occurring during summer vacation
PART VI AMOUNT OF BENEFIT
46.Maximum housing benefit
47.Housing benefit taper
48.Amount of housing benefit for members of a couple
49.Amount of housing benefit for members of a polygamous marriage
50.Amount of housing benefit for partners of registered students
51.Minimum housing benefit
PART VII BENEFIT PERIODS, CHANGES OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND CALCULATION OF WEEKLY AMOUNTS
52.Date on which entitlement is to begin
53.Benefit period
54.Date on which benefit period is to end
55.Date on which change of circumstances is to take effect
56.Calculation of weekly amounts
57.Increases of weekly amounts for exceptional circumstances
PART VIII CLAIMS
58.Who may claim
59.Time and manner in which claims are to be made
60.Circumstances in which claims need not be made
61.Evidence and information
62.Amendment and withdrawal of claim
63.Duty to notify changes of circumstances
PART IX DETERMINATION OF QUESTIONS
64.Who is to make a determination
65.Notification of determinations
66.Time and manner of making notifications, requests or representations
67.Review of determinations
68.Requests for statement of reasons
69.Further review of determinations
70.Procedure on further review
71.Decisions upon further review
72.Effect of revising a decision
73.Correction of accidental errors in determinations and decisions
74.Setting aside of determinations and decisions on certain grounds
75.Provisions common to regulations 73 and 74
PART X PAYMENTS
76.Time and manner of payment of housing benefit in respect of personal community charges
77.Time and manner of payment of housing benefit in respect of collective community charge contributions
78.Person to whom benefit is to be paid
79.Withholding of benefit
80.Payment on death of the person entitled
81.Offsetting
PART XI OVERPAYMENTS
82.Meaning of overpayment
83.Recoverable overpayments
84.Person by whom recovery may be made
85.Person from whom recovery may be sought
86.Methods of recovery
87.Diminution of capital
88.Sums to be deducted in calculating recoverable overpayments
89.Recovery of overpayments from prescribed benefits
PART XII INFORMATION
90.Exchange of information
Signature
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1
Applicable amounts.
Schedule 2
Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings.
Schedule 3
Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings.
Schedule 4
Capital to be disregarded.
Schedule 5
Matters to be included in notice of determination.
Schedule 6
Constitution of Review Boards.
Explanatory Note