PART 6CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

Consequential modifications relating to sanctions19

1

Paragraph (2) applies to the following provisions—

a

regulation 2(4)(a) and (b) (interpretation) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

b

regulation 2(4)(a) and (b) (interpretation) of the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 200643;

c

regulation 3(j) (circumstances in which discretionary housing payments may be made) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 200144;

d

regulation 2(3)(a) and (b) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

e

regulation 2(3)(a) and (b) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 200645;

2

Each of the provisions to which this paragraph applies has effect as if the words “or regulations made under section 17A” were inserted after “section 19 or 20A”.

3

Regulation 5(3)(b) (meaning of “person in hardship”) of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 200146 has effect as if the words “regulations made under section 17A or pursuant to” were inserted after “pursuant to”.

4

Regulation 8A(5) (credits for unemployment) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 197547 has effect as if after sub-paragraph (b) there were inserted—

ba

a week in respect of which, because of regulations made under section 17A of that Act, a jobseeker’s allowance was not payable to the person concerned even though he satisfied the conditions for entitlement to that allowance; or