2003 No. 325

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the provisions specified in Schedule 1 to this Instrument and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned1, by this Instrument, which contains only regulations made by virtue of or consequential upon paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, and in so far as it relates to that paragraph section 14 of, the State Pension Credit Act 20022 and which is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions3, hereby makes the following Regulations: