Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 20064

1

The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 200618 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 31(treatment of child care charges)19—

a

in paragraph 11(e) for “or allowance to which head (ii), (iv), (v) or (vi)” substitute “, allowance or payment to which head (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (viii)”;

b

in paragraph (13)(d) for “would be payable but for” substitute “has ceased to be payable solely by virtue of”.

3

In the following provisions for “social security contributions” substitute “national insurance contributions”—

a

regulation 34(c) (disregard of changes in tax, contributions etc);

b

in regulation 39 (calculation of net profit of self-employed earners)—

i

paragraph (1)(b)(i);

ii

paragraph (2)(b)(ii);

iii

paragraph (8)(a)(ii);

c

regulation 40(2) (deduction of tax and contributions of self-employed earners).

4

In regulation 68(1) (amendment and withdrawal of claim)20 for “determination” substitute “decision”.

5

In Schedule 3 (applicable amounts)21—

a

in paragraph 6 (Severe disability premium) in sub-paragraph (7)(c) after “but for” insert “payment ceasing by virtue of”;

b

in paragraph 7 (Enhanced disability premium) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “, or would, but for” substitute “payable, or has ceased to be payable by virtue of”;

c

in paragraph 8 (Disabled child premium) in paragraph (d) after “but for” insert “payment ceasing by virtue of”.