The Income-related Benefits Schemes Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1995

Made: 26th October 1995

Laid before Parliament: 27th October 1995

Coming into force: 28th October 1995

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1), 136(5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 134(8)(b), 139(6)(b), 189(1) and 191(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, it appearing to him that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to consult with either the Social Security Advisory Committee or with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits Schemes Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 28th October 1995.

Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992

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Amendment of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991

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For paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

(14) Subject to paragraph 29, £10 of any of the following, namely— (a) a war disablement pension (except insofar as such a pension falls to be disregarded under paragraph 8 or 9); (b) a war widow’s pension; (c) a pension payable to a person as a widow under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 insofar as that Order is made under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865, or is made only under section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 and any power of Her Majesty otherwise than under an enactment to make provision about pensions for or in respect of persons who have been disabled or have died in consequence of service as members of the armed forces of the Crown; (d) a payment made to compensate for the non-payment of such a pension as is mentioned in any of the preceding sub-paragraphs; (e) a pension paid by the government of a country outside Great Britain which is analogous to any of the pensions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) above; (f) a pension paid to victims of National Socialist persecution under any special provision made by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, or any part of it, or of the Republic of Austria.

Amendment of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987

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For paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

(14) Subject to paragraph 29, £10 of any of the following, namely— (a) a war disablement pension (except insofar as such a pension falls to be disregarded under paragraph 6 or 7); (b) a war widow’s pension; (c) a pension payable to a person as a widow under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 insofar as that Order is made under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865, or is made only under section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 and any power of Her Majesty otherwise than under an enactment to make provision about pensions for or in respect of persons who have been disabled or have died in consequence of service as members of the armed forces of the Crown; (d) a payment made to compensate for the non-payment of such a pension as is mentioned in any of the preceding sub-paragraphs; (e) a pension paid by the government of a country outside Great Britain which is analogous to any of the pensions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) above; (f) a pension paid to victims of National Socialist persecution under any special provision made by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, or any part of it, or of the Republic of Austria.

Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

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Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

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• (1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

• (2) In paragraph (4) of regulation 42 (notional income) for the words “or war widow’s pension," there shall be substituted the words “, war widow’s pension or a pension payable to a person as a widow under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 insofar as that Order is made under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865, or is made only under section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 and any power of Her Majesty otherwise than under an enactment to make provision about pensions for or in respect of persons who have been disabled or have died in consequence of service as members of the armed forces of the Crown,".

• (3) For paragraph 16 of Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

(16) Subject to paragraphs 36 and 37, £10 of any of the following, namely— (a) a war disablement pension (except insofar as such a pension falls to be disregarded under paragraph 8 or 9); (b) a war widow’s pension; (c) a pension payable to a person as a widow under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 insofar as that Order is made under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865, or is made only under section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 and any power of Her Majesty otherwise than under an enactment to make provision about pensions for or in respect of persons who have been disabled or have died in consequence of service as members of the armed forces of the Crown; (d) a payment made to compensate for the non-payment of such a pension as is mentioned in any of the preceding sub-paragraphs; (e) a pension paid by the government of a country outside Great Britain which is analogous to any of the pensions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) above; (f) a pension paid to victims of National Socialist persecution under any special provision made by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, or any part of it, or of the Republic of Austria.

Power to modify housing benefit schemes

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Power to modify council tax benefit schemes

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Roger Evans — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Social Security — 1995-10-26

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 (c. 4): section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning which it ascribes to the word “prescribed”.

[^f00002]: Section 139, as currently in force, was substituted by section 103 of, and paragraph 20 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14).

[^f00003]: 1992 (c. 5): section 191(1) is cited because of the meaning which it ascribes to the word “prescribe”.

[^f00004]: See section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 as to the Secretary of State’s power to make regulations without consulting the Social Security Advisory Committee in cases of urgency.

[^f00005]: See section 176(2)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)) for the Secretary of State’s power to make regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit without consulting organisations appearing to him to be representative of authorities concerned with those benefits in cases of urgency.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1992/1814: paragraph 14 was amended by S.I. 1993/2118.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1983/883: relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1993/598 and 1994/1906. The Order needs to be read subject to the provisions of section 168 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), the effect of which is to disregard subsequent marriages which have been dissolved or been the subject of a decree of judicial separation, in determining a person’s entitlement to a widow’s pension.

[^f00008]: 28&29 Vict. c.73.

[^f00009]: 1977 c. 5.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1991/2887: paragraph 14 was amended by S.I. 1993/2119.

[^f00011]: S.I. 1987/1973: paragraph 14 has been amended by S.I. 1990/574, 1991/1520 and 1993/2119.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1987/1971: paragraph 14 has been amended by S.I. 1990/546, 1991/1599 and 1993/2118.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1987/1967: relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1445, 1990/127 and 547, 1991/1559, 1992/1101, 1993/315, 963, 1249 and 2119.

[^f00014]: See regulation 5 above.

[^f00015]: See regulation 2 above.

Editorial notes

[^c1785537]: 1992 (c.4): section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning which it ascribes to the word “prescribed".

[^c1785538]: Section 139, as currently in force, was substituted by section 103 of, and paragraph 20 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14).

[^c1785539]: 1992 (c.5): section 191(1) is cited because of the meaning which it ascribes to the word “prescribe".

[^c1785540]: See section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 as to the Secretary of State's power to make regulations without consulting the Social Security Advisory Committee in cases of urgency.

[^c1785541]: See section 176(2)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14)) for the Secretary of State's power to make regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit without consulting organisations appearing to him to be representative of authorities concerned with those benefits in cases of urgency.

[^c1785546]: S.I. 1991/2887: paragraph 14 was amended by S.I. 1993/2119.

[^c1785547]: S.I. 1987/1973: paragraph 14 has been amended by S.I. 1990/574, 1991/1520 and 1993/2119.

[^c1785549]: S.I. 1987/1967: relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1445, 1990/127 and 547, 1991/1559, 1992/1101, 1993/315, 963, 1249 and 2119.

[^key-9619193ec965426a3e74ce695e368d13]: Reg. 2 revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)

[^key-d96a0cc11af37642f79ddefb3c66b287]: Reg. 5 revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)

[^key-5132bcdeebb7ec07fdec28e9345f4639]: Reg. 7 revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)