The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1992

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make further amendments to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) (“the General Regulations”).

Regulation 2 extends the list of those persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work by adding references to local authority councillors and to persons undertaking certain voluntary work to regulation 6 of the General Regulations.

Regulation 3 enables 16 and 17 year olds living independently after being looked after by a local authority to qualify for income support for a limited period if they are in full- time education or for up to 8 weeks if they are registered for work or youth training.

Regulation 4 provides that family credit and disability working allowance to which the claimant would be entitled but for his failure to make a claim shall not be taken into account in determining his resources.

Regulation 5 contains amendments consequential upon the changes introduced in the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1991 relating to the travel expenses of students.

Regulation 6 modifies the conditions of entitlement to the Higher Pensioner Premium.

Regulation 7 provides for certain earnings to be disregarded in the case of a child or young person in remunerative work while treated as receiving relevant education.

Regulation 8 provides for the disregard of sums paid to disabled persons to assist them to obtain or retain employment.

Regulation 9 provides similarly that such payments be disregarded in the calculation of a person’s capital. It also provides for the disregard of payments made under the Blind Homeworkers' Scheme.

Regulation 10 provides that in the case of certain children and young persons remunerative work means work amounting to 24 or more hours a week.

Regulation 11 contains provisions arising from the replacement of mobility allowance and (in part) attendance allowance by disability living allowance.

Regulation 12 and the Schedule make changes consequential upon the Children Act 1989 (c. 41).

Regulation 13 provides for the revocation of a provision specifying the amount by way of personal expenses payable for a person in residential care or a nursing home in certain specified circumstances and of a provision amending provisions in the General Regulations relating to the meaning of employment.