Amendments to the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 20067

1

The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 200637 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “qualifying person”38, after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme”;

b

after the definition of “Scottish basic rate” insert—

  • “Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” means the scheme of that name administered by the Common Services Agency (constituted by section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978);

3

In each of the following provisions, after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme”—

a

regulation 55(10)(b) (non-dependant deductions)39;

b

regulation 67(4)(a)(ii) (evidence and information)40;

c

paragraph 16(1)(a) of Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded)41.