Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations
5.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “polygamous marriage” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““qualifying person” means a person in respect of whom payment has been made from the Fund;”;
(b)after the definition of “supplementary benefit” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““the Fund” means moneys made available from time to time by the Secretary of State for the benefit of persons eligible for payment in accordance with the provisions of a scheme established by him on 24th April 1992 or, in Scotland, on 10th April 1992;”.
(3) In regulation 35(3) (notional income) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust” there shall be inserted the words “, the Fund”.
(4) In regulation 40(6) (income treated as capital) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust” there shall be inserted the words “, the Fund”.
(5) In regulation 43(3) (notional capital) after the words “the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust” there shall be inserted the words “, the Fund”.
(6) In regulation 73(3) (evidence and information to be provided to an authority by a claimant)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)in head (i) for the words “(payments in kind made by a charity or under certain trusts)” there shall be substituted the words “(certain payments in kind)”;
(ii)in head (ii) for the words “or the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust” there shall be substituted the words “, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust or the Fund”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b) after the words “under certain trusts” there shall be inserted the words “and certain other payments”.
(7) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 34—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) after the words “(“the Trusts”),” there shall be inserted the words “the Fund”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2) after the words “suffered from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who is or was a qualifying person”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (3)—
(i)after the words “suffered from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who is or was a qualifying person”;
(ii)in head (a) after the words “suffering from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who is a qualifying person”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (4) after the words “suffering from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who is a qualifying person”;
(e)in sub-paragraph (5) after the words “suffered from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who was a qualifying person”;
(f)after sub-paragraph (6) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(7) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), any reference to the Trusts shall be construed as including a reference to the Fund.”.
(8) In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 23—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1) after the words “(“the Trusts”),” there shall be inserted the words “the Fund”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (2) after the words “suffered from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who is or was a qualifying person”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (3)—
(aa)after the words “suffered from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who is or was a qualifying person”;
(bb)in head (a) after the words “suffering from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who is a qualifying person”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (4) after the words “suffering from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who is a qualifying person”;
(v)in sub-paragraph (5) after the words “suffered from haemophilia” there shall be inserted the words “or who was a qualifying person”;
(vi)after sub-paragraph (6) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(7) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), any reference to the Trusts shall be construed as including a reference to the Fund.”.
(b)in paragraph 32 for the words “or the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust” there shall be substituted the words “, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust or the Fund”.