The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Amendment (New Deal) Regulations 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 2164

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Amendment (New Deal) Regulations 1998

Made

2nd September 1998

Laid before Parliament

8th September 1998

Coming into force

29th September 1998

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 136(5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and 175(1) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned(2) and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4; sections 123(1) and 137(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), paragraphs 1(1) and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(3)

See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).