The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.6) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006

8.—(1) The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), omit the following definitions—

(a) “community charge benefit”;

(b) “the Independent Living Fund”;

(c) “the Independent Living Funds”(2);

(d) “the Independent Living (Extension) Fund”;

(e) “the Independent Living (1993) Fund”.

(3) In regulation 8(4)(a)(ii) (prescribed persons for the purposes of 131(3)(b) of the Act) for “section 9 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000” substitute “section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007”.

(4) In—

(a) regulation 32(7)(a) (notional income),

(b) regulation 36(6) (income treated as capital),

(c) regulation 39(4)(a) (notional capital),

(d) regulation 58(9)(b) (non-dependant deductions),

(e) regulation 72(4)(b) and (c) (evidence and information),

(f) paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 2 (amount of alternative maximum council tax benefit),

(g) paragraph 36(1) of Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings),

(h) paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded) where it first occurs,

for “Funds” substitute “Fund (2006)”.

(5) In regulation 43(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “contribution” for “Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992” substitute “Education (Scotland) Act 1980”;

(b) in paragraph (c) of the definition of “standard maintenance grant” omit “and paid under the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992”.

(6) In regulation 58(7)(b) (non-dependant deductions) for “a Youth Training Scheme” substitute “youth training”.

(7) In regulation 74(5) (duty to notify changes of circumstances) after “in receipt of” insert “state pension credit,”.

(8) In paragraph 13(1)(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) omit “community charge benefit or, as the case may be,”.

(9) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a) in paragraph 29, before “23C” insert “23B,”;

(b) omit paragraph 42.

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

(a) in paragraph 19 after “section 17,” insert “ 23B, ” and for “28” substitute “29”;

(b) in paragraph 34(3) omit “, the Independent Living (1993) Fund”;

(c) omit paragraph 36.

(1)

S.I. 2006/215.

(2)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2007/2538.

(3)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2007/2538.