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30.—(1) Subject to regulation 34 (disregard of changes in tax, contributions etc.) and 61 and 62 (calculation of weekly amounts and rent free periods), for the purposes of section 130(1)(c) of the Act (conditions for entitlement to housing benefit) the income of a claimant who has reached the qualifying age for state pension credit shall be calculated on a weekly basis—
(a)by calculating or estimating the amount which is likely to be his average weekly income in accordance with this Part;
(b)by adding to that amount the weekly income calculated under regulation 29(2);
(c)by then deducting any relevant child care charges to which regulation 31 (treatment of child care charges) applies from any earnings which form part of the average weekly income or, in a case where the conditions in paragraph (2) are met, from those earnings plus whichever credit specified in sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph is appropriate, up to a maximum deduction in respect of the claimant's family of whichever of the sums specified in paragraph (3) applies in his case.
(2) The conditions of this paragraph are that—
(a)the claimant's earnings which form part of his average weekly income are less than the lower of either his relevant child care charges or whichever of the deductions specified in paragraph (3) otherwise applies in his case; and
(b)that claimant or, if he is a member of a couple either the claimant or his partner, is in receipt of working tax credit or child tax credit.
(3) The maximum deduction to which paragraph (1)(c) above refers shall be—
(a)where the claimant's family includes only one child in respect of whom relevant child care charges are paid, £175.00 per week;
(b)where the claimant's family includes more than one child in respect of whom relevant child care charges are paid, £300 per week.
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C1Reg. 30(3)(a) sum confirmed (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 2.4.2007 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/688), arts. 1(2)(j), 20(2)(a)
C2Reg. 30(3)(a) sum confirmed (1.4.2008 for specified purposes, 7.4.2008 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/632), arts. 1(2)(j), 20(3)(a)
C3Reg. 30(3)(a) sum confirmed (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with art. 1(3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I., in force in so far as not already in force and with effect in accordance with art. 1(3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/497), arts. 1(2)(i), 20(3)(a)
C4Reg. 30(3)(a) sum confirmed (1.4.2010 for specified purposes, 5.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(j), 20(2)(a)
C5Reg. 30(3)(a) sum confirmed (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(j) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/821), arts. 1(2)(j), 21(2)(a)
C6Reg. 30(3)(a) sum confirmed (1.4.2012 for specified purposes, 2.4.2012 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/780), arts. 1(2)(j), 21(2)(a)
C7Reg. 30(3)(a) sum confirmed (1.4.2013) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/574), arts. 1(2)(a), 20(1)(2)(a)
C8Reg. 30(3)(b) sum confirmed (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 2.4.2007 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/688), arts. 1(2)(j), 20(2)(b)
C9Reg. 30(3)(b) sum confirmed (1.4.2008 for specified purposes, 7.4.2008 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/632), arts. 1(2)(j), 20(3)(b)
C10Reg. 30(3)(b) sum confirmed (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with art. 1(3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I., in force in so far as not already in force and with effect in accordance with art. 1(3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/497), arts. 1(2)(i), 20(3)(b)
C11Reg. 30(3)(b) sum confirmed (1.4.2010 for specified purposes, 5.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(j), 20(2)(b)
C12Reg. 30(3)(b) sum confirmed (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(j) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/821), arts. 1(2)(j), 21(2)(b)
C13Reg. 30(3)(b) sum confirmed (1.4.2012 for specified purposes, 2.4.2012 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/780), arts. 1(2)(j), 21(2)(b)
C14Reg. 30(3)(b) sum confirmed (1.4.2013) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/574), arts. 1(2)(a), 20(1)(2)(b)
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