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The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

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PART IGENERAL INTERPRETATION

1.  In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “period overrun” means any period, in the relevant year—

    (i)

    which follows a benefit period in that year or the previous year; and

    (ii)

    in respect of which the authority makes a payment to a claimant after the expiration of the benefit period without making a further award under regulation 66 of the Housing Benefit Regulations(1) or regulation 57 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations(2), as the case may be;

  • “benefit period” has the same meaning as in regulation 66 of the Housing Benefit Regulations or regulation 57 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations, as the case may be, save that where an authority makes an award under one of those regulations for a specified period of less than 60 benefit weeks commencing with the benefit week when that specified period began;

  • “overrun week” means any week forming part of a period overrun, and

  • “the Table” means the Table in paragraph 5(2).

(1)

Regulation 66 was amended by S.I. 1988/1971, 1989/1322 and 1996/1510.

(2)

Regulation 57 was amended by S.I. 1996/1510.

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