Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 200618

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

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In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

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in the definition of “paternity leave”—

i

omit “ordinary”;

ii

omit “or on additional paternity leave by virtue of section 80AA or 80BB of that Act”;

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at the appropriate place there is inserted—

  • “shared parental leave” means leave under section 75E or 75G of the Employment Rights Act 1996;

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In regulation 6 (remunerative work), in paragraph (7) for “or adoption leave” substitute “, adoption leave or shared parental leave”.

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In regulation 29 (meaning of “income”), in paragraph (1)(j)—

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in sub-paragraph (xvi) omit “ordinary”;

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omit sub-paragraph (xvia);

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after sub-paragraph (xvii) insert—

xviia

statutory shared parental pay payable under Part 12ZC of the Act;

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In regulation 31 (treatment of child care charges)—

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in paragraph (14) for “ or adoption leave” substitute “, adoption leave or shared parental leave”;

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in paragraph (14)(a) for “or adoption leave” substitute “, adoption leave or shared parental leave”;

c

in paragraph (14)(c)—

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omit “ordinary”;

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omit “additional statutory paternity pay by virtue of section 171ZEA or 171ZEB of the Act,”

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after “section 171ZL of the Act” insert “, statutory shared parental pay by virtue of section 171ZU or 171ZV of the Act”;

d

in paragraph (15)(b)—

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omit “ordinary or additional”;

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for “or statutory adoption pay” substitute “, statutory adoption pay or statutory shared parental pay”;

e

in paragraph 15(c)—

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omit “ordinary or additional”;

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for “or statutory adoption pay” substitute “, statutory adoption pay or statutory shared parental pay”;

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In regulation 35 (earnings of employed earners), in paragraph (1)—

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in paragraph (i) omit “ordinary”;

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omit paragraph (ia);

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after paragraph (j) insert—

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statutory shared parental pay payable under Part 12ZC of the Act;

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In regulation 36 (calculation of net earnings of employed earners), in paragraph (2)(d)—

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omit “ordinary or additional”;

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for “or statutory adoption pay” substitute “, statutory adoption pay or statutory shared parental pay”.