The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2004

Common amendments relating to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings

4.—(1) In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (2) for the words “section 21 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “section 26 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995”.

(2) The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (1) above are—

(a) paragraph 25 of Schedule 4 to the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(c) paragraph 26(2) of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations;

(d) paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(3) In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (4) for the words “section 12, 24 or 26 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or sections 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995”.

(4) The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (3) above are—

(a) paragraph 27(3) of Schedule 4 to the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) paragraph 26(4) of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(c) paragraph 28(5) of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations;

(d) paragraph 29(6) of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(1)

Paragraph 24 was substituted by S.I. 1992/432.

(2)

Paragraph 26 was amended by S.I. 1988/1445 and 1992/468.

(3)

Paragraph 27 was amended by S.I. 2001/3070.

(4)

Paragraph 26 was substituted by S.I. 1992/432 and amended by S.I. 2001/3070.

(5)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663, 1989/1034, 1992/468 and 2001/3070.

(6)

Paragraph 29 was amended by S.I. 2001/3070.