Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1990
| Year | 1990 |
1990 No. 1657
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
HOUSING, SCOTLAND
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1990
Made 8th August 1990
Laid before Parliament 10th August 1990
Coming into force 1st September 1990
The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by section 20(3)(d) and (12)(d) and (h), 22(9)(b) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 19861and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 19752and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of authorities concerned3and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it4, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st September 1990 immediately after the Social Security Benefits (Student Loans and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 19905.
Amendment of the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989
2.—(1) The Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 19896shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “no contribution is assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 42A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.
Amendment of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987
3.—(1) The Family Credit (General) Regulations 19877shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph 29 of Schedule 2 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “where a contribution assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 42A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.
Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987
4.—(1) The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 19878shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 48A(2) (full-time students to be treated as not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling)—
(a)
(a) after sub-paragraph (f) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(g)
“(g) in respect of whom—
(di) a supplementary requirement has been determined under paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 19879or the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 198810, paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 198911or paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 199012; or
(dii) an allowance or, as the case may be, bursary has been granted which includes a sum under paragraph (1)(d) of regulation 6 of the Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 198713or, as the case may be, the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 198814in respect of expenses incurred; or
(iii) a payment has been made under section 2 of the Education Act 196215,
(g)
(g) on account of his disability by reason of deafness.”.
(b)
(b) after paragraph (3) there shall be added the following paragraph—
“4 A full-time student to whom sub-paragraph (g) of paragraph (2) applies shall be treated as satisfying that sub-paragraph from the date on which he made a request for the supplementary requirement, allowance, bursary or payment, as the case may be, or 1st September 1990, whichever is later.”.
(3) In paragraph 33 of Schedule 4 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “no contribution is assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 57A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.
Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987
5.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 198716shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Regulation.
(2) In regulation 10(1)(h)(i) (circumstances in which claimants are not to be treated as available for employment) for the reference “7, 7A” there shall be substituted the reference “7 to 7B”.
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