Statutory Instruments
1999 No. 1541
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Relocation Grants (Form of Application) (Amendment) Regulations 1999
Made
3rd June 1999
Coming into force
30th June 1999
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 132(4) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 30th June 1999.
Amendment of the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) Regulations 1997
2. The form set out in the Schedule to the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) Regulations 1997(2) is amended as specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Application
3. These Regulations shall not have effect in relation to applications for a relocation grant made before 30th June 1999.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
3rd June 1999
Regulation 2
SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS TO THE FORM ENTITLED
“APPLICATION FOR RELOCATION GRANT”
1. In question 4.29, insert in the appropriate place–
“
”.
2. In question 4.31–
(a)after
“
”
add “Note 45B”;
(b)insert in the appropriate place–
“
”.
3. At the end of question 4.34 for “Note 50” substitute “Notes 50 & 50A”.
4. In note 43–
(i)for “payments from the MacFarlane Trusts, the Independent Living Fund, the Independent Living (Extension) Fund or the Independent Living (1993) Fund” substitute “payments from the MacFarlane Trusts, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds”;
(ii)after the words “New Deal” in the second place where those words occur insert “where you are self-employed under the Employment Option of the New Deal”.
5. After note 44, insert–
“44A. This means any rehabilitation allowance paid to you under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973.”.
6. In note 45–
(i)after “note 43”, add “or note 43A”;
(ii)after the word “organisation”, add–
“and in the case of Northern Ireland, a health and social services board except as provided in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995”.
7. After note 45A, insert–
“45B. Do not include any payments of income received by you for your participation in–
–the Employment Option of the New Deal;
–the Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal;
–the Environment Task Force Option of the New Deal;
–the Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal;
–an employment related course which does not last longer than 12 consecutive months and is of the standard required by regulation 17A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;
unless the following paragraph applies.
Where you are receiving or have received assistance for establishing or carrying out commercial activity under the Employment Option of the New Deal, you should mention any payments to enable you to pay expenses whilst carrying out that activity or to make repayments on a connected loan. Where you are attending an employment related course, you should also mention any payment received in respect of your special needs.”.
8. In note 46, after “household” add–
“or for other persons for whom you provide accommodation and in this case also disregard any payments by these people.”.
9. After note 46, insert–
“46A. “Insurance payments” means any payments received under an insurance policy to enable payments to be made on:
(a)a mortgage of your own home;
(b)a consumer credit or consumer hire agreement regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974; or
(c)a hire-purchase or conditional sale agreement as defined for the purposes of the Hire Purchase Act 1964.
The insurance payments will be disregarded to the extent that they do not exceed the amount necessary to enable the other payments mentioned above to be made. In the case of your mortgage , the amount to be disregarded will include any amount required to pay premiums on a buildings insurance policy required by the terms of the mortgage of your home.”.
10. In note 50–
(a)insert in the appropriate place “insurance payments (see note 46A)”;
(b)for “payments from the MacFarlane Trusts, the Independent Living Fund, the Independent Living (Extension) Fund or the Independent Living (1993) Fund” substitute “payments from the MacFarlane Trusts, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds”.
11. After note 50, insert–
“50A. Do not include any payments of capital received by you for your participation in–
–the Employment Option of the New Deal;
–the Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal;
–the Environment Task Force Option of the New Deal;
–the Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal;
–an employment related course which does not last longer than 12 consecutive months and is of the standard required by regulation 17A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;
unless the following paragraph applies.
Where you are receiving or have received any assistance under the self-employed Option of the New Deal, you will need to mention any capital sum which you have acquired within the last year for the purpose of establishing or carrying on a commercial activity in respect of which assistance is or was received. Where you are attending an employment related course, you should also mention any payment received in respect of your special needs within the last year.”.
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Form set out in the Schedule to the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) Regulations 1997 to be used for an application for relocation grant payable under sections 131–140 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
The principal relocation grant Regulations, the Relocation Grants Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/2764), apply the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2890) as they have effect from time to time, with the modifications prescribed. Amendments to the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 by the Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1523) have accordingly necessitated amendments to the Relocation Grants (Form of Application) Regulations 1997, and these Regulations make the necessary amendments.