The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the 1996 Regulations as modified in relation to certain persons

5.—(1) Schedule 1A to the 1996 Regulations(1) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In Schedule 1A—

(a) in paragraph 1 in the column headed “(2) Amount”—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “£109.45” substitute “£124.05”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “£125.90” substitute “£143.80”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “£167.05” substitute “£189.35”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “£188.60” substitute”£215.50”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “£167.05” substitute “£189.35”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (3)(b), for “£57.60” substitute “£65.30”;

(vii) in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “£188.60” substitute “£215.50”; and

(viii) in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for “£62.70” substitute “£71.70”;

(b) in paragraph 2, in the column headed “(2) Amount”, in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) for “£43.88” substitute “£52.59”;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), for “£16.10” substitute “£16.75”; and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) Where the relevant person was a lone parent throughout the period beginning on 5^th April 1998 and ending on the date on which the application is made, and no premium is applicable under paragraph 8, 9, 10 or 11, the amount for those purposes shall be £22.30.”;

(d) omit paragraph 5;

(e) for paragraph 6 substitute—

“6.   Where a relevant person satisfies a condition in respect of more than one premium in this Part, the premiums shall be aggregated.”;

(f) in paragraph 13, in the column headed “Amount”—

(i) in sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b)(i), for “£45.50” substitute “£50.35”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii), for “£91.00” substitute “£100.70”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£17.71” substitute “£19.60”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (3), for “£43.89” substitute “£48.72”; and

(v) in sub-paragraph (4), for “£25.80” substitute “£27.75”.

(1)

Regulation 3 of the Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3323) modified the 1996 Regulations in relation to any person who has attained the qualifying age for state pension, by substituting, for regulations 14 and 15 of those regulations, regulation 14 (applicable amounts) which also gives effect to Schedule 1A to the 1996 Regulations in relation to such persons.