The Income-Related Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1990

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

2.—(1) Regulation 6 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1) (date of claim) shall be amended in accordance with this Regulation.

(2) In paragraph (1) for the words “Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4)”, there shall be substituted the words “Subject to the following provisions of this Regulation,”.

(3) After paragraph (4) there shall be added the following paragraphs—

“(5) Where—

(a) on or after 9th April 1990 a person satisfies the capital condition in section 22(6) of the Social Security Act 1986(2) for income support and he would not have satisfied that condition had the amount prescribed under regulation 45 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(3) been £6,000; and

(b) a claim for that benefit is received from him in an appropriate office not later than 27th May 1990;

the claim shall be treated as made on the date determined in accordance with paragraph (6).

(6) For the purpose of paragraph (5), where—

(a) the claimant satisfies the other conditions of entitlement to income support on the date on which he satisfies the capital condition, the date shall be the date on which he satisified that condition;

(b) the claimant does not satisfy the other conditions of entitlement to income support on the date on which he satisfies the capital condition, the date shall be the date on which he satisfies the conditions of entitlement to that benefit.”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1968; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/522 and 1725.

(2)

1986 c. 50.

(3)

S.I. 1987/1967.