Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006
6.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 28, for the words from “29” to the end substitute “26A, 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (provision of services to children and their families and provision of advice and assistance for certain young persons).”; and
(b)in paragraph 28A—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “or section 29” to “their care)” substitute “or section 26A or 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (local authorities’ duty to promote welfare of children, duty to provide continuing care and provision of advice and assistance for certain young persons)”; and
(ii)for sub-paragraph (2)(b) substitute—
“(b)is aged 18 or over or, in the case of a payment or part of a payment made in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, aged 16 or over, and”.
(3) In Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 19, for the words from “sections 22” to the end substitute “section 22, 26A, 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (provision of services to children and their families and advice and provision of assistance for certain young persons).”; and
(b)in paragraph 19A—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “or section 29” to “their care)” substitute “or section 26A or 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (local authorities’ duty to promote welfare of children, duty to provide continuing care and provision of advice and assistance for certain young persons)”; and
(ii)for sub-paragraph (2)(b) substitute—
“(b)is aged 18 or over or, in the case of a payment or part of a payment made in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, aged 16 or over, and”.
S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/698, 2008/2767 and 2010/2429.