The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Abolition of Benefit Periods) Amendment Regulations 2004

Benefit period

13.—(1) Regulations 66 (benefit period)(1) and 67 (date on which benefit period is to end)(2) of the Housing Benefit Regulations are hereby revoked.

(2) Regulations 57(3) (benefit period) and 58(4) (date on which benefit period is to end) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations are hereby revoked.

(1)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1971, 1989/1322, 1996/1510, 2000/4 and 2001/1605. Regulation 66 was disapplied, in relation to those who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, by S.I. 2003/325.

(2)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/546, 1995/560, 1996/1510 and 2001/1605. Regulation 67 was disapplied, in relation to those who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, by S.I. 2003/325.

(3)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1510 and 2001/1605. Regulation 57 was disapplied, in relation to those who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, by S.I. 2003/325.

(4)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/560 and 1996/1510. Regulation 58 was disapplied, in relation to those who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, by S.I. 2003/325.