Amendments of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

3.—(1) The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) at the appropriate place insert the following definition—

““the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” means the company limited by guarantee (number 5505072) and registered charity of that name established on 11th July 2005 for the purpose of (amongst other things) relieving sickness, disability or financial need of victims (including families or dependants of victims) of the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”(2) for the words “or the Skipton Fund” substitute “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.

(3) In regulation 43(3A)(a) (notional capital)(3) for the words “or the Skipton Fund” substitute “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.

(4) In regulation 73(3)(a)(ii) (evidence and information)(4) for “or the Skipton Fund” substitute “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.

(5) In paragraph 34(7) of Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)(5) for “and the Skipton Fund” substitute “, the Skipton Fund and the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”.

(6) In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in paragraph 23(6)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) for the words “or the Skipton Fund” substitute “, the Skipton Fund or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (7) for the words “and the Skipton Fund” substitute “, the Skipton Fund and the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”;

(b) omit paragraph 23A(7).

(7) In Schedule 5ZA (capital to be disregarded)(8)—

(a) in paragraph 16(1)(a)(9) after “Skipton Fund” insert “, the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund”;

(b) omit paragraph 16A(10).

(8) The amendments made by paragraph (7) are to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 as modified in their application to persons to whom regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003(11) applies.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1971.

(2)

The definition of “qualifying person” was inserted by S.I. 1992/1101 and amended by S.I. 1993/1249 and 2004/1141.

(3)

Paragraph (3A) was inserted by S.I. 1998/2164; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2004/2308.

(4)

Paragraph (3) was added by S.I. 1992/432; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1992/1101, 1993/1249 and 2004/2308.

(5)

Paragraph 34(7) was inserted by S.I. 1992/1101 and amended by S.I. 1993/1249 and 2004/2308.

(6)

Paragraph 23 was substituted by S.I. 1991/1175; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1992/1101, 1993/1249 and 2004/1141.

(7)

Paragraph 23A was inserted by S.I. 2005/2183.

(8)

Schedule 5ZA was inserted by S.I. 2003/325, in relation to the persons referred to in regulation 2(1) of that instrument.

(9)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2004/1141.

(10)

Paragraph 16A was inserted by S.I. 2005/2183.

(11)

S.I. 2003/325.