(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1973) (“the Family Credit Regulations”) and the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2887) (“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations”).
Regulation 1 provides for citation, commencement and effect and regulation 2 for interpretation.
Regulation 3 introduces the amendments made by regulations 4 and 5.
Regulation 4 amends Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations so as to add to the list of income to be disregarded in calculating a claimant’s gross income discretionary housing payments paid pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1167).
Regulation 5 amends Schedule 4 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and Schedule 3 to the Family Credit Regulations so as to add to the list of capital to be disregarded in calculating a claimant’s capital discretionary housing payments made pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Regulations 2001.