The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

(3) Regulations 3(3) to (7) shall come into force—

(a) in a case in which the claimant’s weekly amount of eligible rent falls to be calculated in accordance with regulation 69(2)(b) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (calculation of weekly amounts), on 1st April 2005;

(b) in any other case, on 4th April 2005.

(4) Regulations 2(8) and 3(8) shall come into force on 3rd October 2005.

(5) In these Regulations—

“Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992(1);

“Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(2).

(1)

S.I. 1992/1814. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1993/688, S.I. 1993/1249, S.I. 1993/2118, S.I. 1994/1924, S.I. 1995/560, S.I. 1995/625, S.I. 1995/2303, S.I. 1996/462, S.I. 1996/1510, S.I. 1996/2165, S.I. 1997/2197, S.I. 1999/920, S.I. 2000/681, S.I. 2000/897, S.I. 2000/2545, S.I. 2000/2629, S.I. 2001/1264, S.I. 2001/1605, S.I. 2001/1864, S.I. 2002/2689, S.I. 2002/499, S.I. 2002/2402, S.I. 2002/2442 S.I. 2002/2689, S.I. 2003/308, S.I. 2003/325, S.I. 2003/ 455, S.I. 2003/1195, S.I. 2003/1338, S.I. 2003/2275, S.I. 2004/290, S.I. 2004/319 and S.I. 2004/2327.

(2)

S.I. 1987/1971. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/1775, S.I. 1991/2693, S.I. 1991/2695, S.I. 1992/50, S.I. 1992/2148, S.I. 1993/317, S.I. 1993/963, S.I. 1993/1249, S.I. 1993/2118, S.I. 1994/1924, S.I. 1995/625, S.I. 1995/2303, S.I. 1996/462, S.I. 1996/1550, S.I. 1996/2432, S.I. 1999/920, S.I. 2000/681, S.I. 2000/897, S.I. 2000/2629, S.I. 2001/1264, S.I. 2001/1605,S.I. 2001/1864, S.I. 2002/499, S.I. 2002/2402, S.I. 2002/2442, S.I. 2002/2689, S.I. 2003/308, S.I. 2003/325, S.I. 2003/455, S.I. 2003/1195, S.I. 2003/1338, S.I. 2003/2275, S.I. 2004/14 and S.I. 2004/2327.