SCHEDULE 3Transitional and Savings Provisions

1.

(1)

Where a change of circumstances occurs as a result of the payment of arrears of any income (and for the avoidance of doubt income includes any benefit within the meaning of the Act) which affects a determination or decision in respect of entitlement to, or the amount of, housing benefit or council tax benefit before 6th March 1995, the provisions specified in paragraph (2) shall apply subject to the omissions specified in relation to that provision.

(2)

The provisions specified in this paragraph (which all relate to the date on which changes of circumstances are to take effect) are—

(a)

regulations 79 of the Housing Benefit Regulations which shall apply as if paragraph (7) was omitted;

(b)

regulation 59 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations which shall apply as if paragraph (7) was omitted;

(c)

regulation 67 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations which shall apply as if paragraph (9) was omitted;

(d)

regulation 50 of the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations which shall apply as if paragraph (9) was omitted.