The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1619

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007

Made

5th June 2007

Laid before Parliament

12th June 2007

Coming into force

3rd July 2007

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 134(8)(a) and 139(6)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M1 .

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.

This instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force date of those paragraphs M2 .

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c.5; sections 134(8)(a) and 139(6)(a) were amended by the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5), Schedule 5, paragraphs 3 and 4.

M2 See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The requirement to refer Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee does not apply where Regulations are contained in a statutory instrument made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the enactment under which the regulations were made or consequential upon a specified enactment and made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that enactment.