The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(2) This regulation, regulation 2 and Schedule 1 shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant for income support from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 6th April 2003 and in this paragraph “benefit week” and “claimant” have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations.

(3) This regulation, regulation 3 and Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 6th April 2003 and in this paragraph “benefit week” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), regulations 4 and 5 and Schedules 3 and 4 shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

(5) Paragraphs 1, 7, 10, 11 and 12 of Schedule 3 and paragraphs 1, 7, 10, 11 and 12 of Schedule 4 and regulations 4 and 5 insofar as they relate to those paragraphs shall come into force on 7th April 2003.

(6) In a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple thereof, paragraphs 2 to 6, 8 and 9 of Schedule 4 and regulation 5 insofar as it relates to those paragraphs shall come into force on 7th April 2003.

(7) In these Regulations—

“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992(1);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(2);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(3); and

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(4).

(1)

S.I. 1992/1814.

(2)

S.I. 1987/1971.

(3)

S.I. 1987/1967.

(4)

S.I. 1996/207.