[F1 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

5A.— (1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 42(2)(c) (notional income), after “personal pension scheme” insert “ , occupational pension scheme ”.

(3) In regulation 49(2)(d) (notional capital), after “personal pension scheme” insert “ , occupational pension scheme ”.

(4) In regulation 52 (calculation of tariff income from capital)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) omit “(2) or”; and

(ii) for “£3,000” (in both places) substitute “ £6,000 ”;

(b) omit paragraph (2);

(c) in paragraphs (6) and (7), omit “, (2)”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 5A inserted (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 28(5) (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, 4)