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

Minor and consequential amendments

25.—(1) In the provisions specified in paragraph (2), for the words “benefit period” wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words “award of housing benefit”, preceded, where appropriate, by “an” instead of “a”.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are the following regulations in the Housing Benefit Regulations—

(a) regulation 11(9) and (10)(1) (maximum rent); and

(b) regulation 75(1)(2) (duty to notify change of circumstances).

(3) In regulation 65(1)(3) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations (duty to notify a change of circumstances) for the words “benefit period” there shall be substituted the words “award of council tax benefit”.

(1)

Regulation 11(9) was amended by S.I. 2001/1605.

(2)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/3108 and 2001/1605.

(3)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/3108 and 2001/1605.