The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2011

Amendments to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

19.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “care home” insert–

““the Caxton Foundation” means the charitable trust of that name established on 28th March 2011 out of funds provided by the Secretary of State for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with its provisions;”; and

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person” after “the Skipton Fund” insert “, the Caxton Foundation”.

(3) In regulation 10 (persons from abroad) omit paragraph (3B)(f)(i)(2).

(4) In regulation 37 (earnings of self-employed earners), in paragraph (1) omit the words from “and shall include” to the end of the paragraph.

(5) In regulations 42(7)(a) (notional income), 46(6) (income treated as capital) and 74(9)(b) (non-dependant deductions), and paragraph 35(1) of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) and paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded), after “MFET Limited” insert “, the Skipton Fund, the Caxton Foundation”.

(6) In—

(a) paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 6 for “the Skipton Funds” substitute “the Skipton Fund, the Caxton Foundation”; and

(b) regulations 49(4)(a) (notional capital), 86(4)(a)(ii) (evidence and information), paragraph 35(7) of Schedule 5 and paragraph 24(7) of Schedule 6, after “the Skipton Fund” insert “, the Caxton Foundation”.

(7) In Schedule 3 (applicable amounts)—

(a) in paragraph 3(3) (family premium)–

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (2),”, and

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (2)(4); and

(b) in paragraph 15(1A)(5) (enhanced disability premium) after “claimant” insert “or partner”.

(8) In paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) and paragraph 51 of Schedule 6—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (a)(iii) omit “or”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (b) add–

“; or

(c) in England, by way of financial assistance made pursuant to section 14 of the Education Act 2002.”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (2), after “education maintenance allowance” insert “or other payment”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/213.

(2)

Paragraph (3B) was inserted, along with paragraph (3A), by regulation 4(2) of S.I. 2006/1026. Sub-paragraph (f) was substituted by regulation 5 of S.I. 2006/3341.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (1) was amended by article 20(7) of S.I. 2011/821 and sub-paragraph (2) was substituted by regulation 2(8)(a) of S.I. 2010/2449.

(4)

Sub-paragraph (2) was substituted by regulation 2(8)(a) of S.I. 2010/2449.

(5)

Paragraph 15(1A) was inserted by regulation 12(2)(a) of S.I. 2011/674.