Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1988
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1988/661 |
1988 No. 661
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALESHOUSING, SCOTLAND
The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1988
Made 30th March 1988
Coming into force 1st April 1988
Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 83(3) of the Social Security Act 1986 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament—
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Services in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 22(8) and (9), 29, 51(1)(h), (t) and (u) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 19861and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 19752and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned3, by this instrument, which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from the commencement of the enactments under which it is made, hereby makes the following Regulations —
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.
(2) In these Regulations “the General Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 19874.
Amendment of regulation 2 of the General Regulations
2. In regulation 2(1) of the General Regulations (interpretation) there shall be inserted after the definition of “student” the following definition —
““the Macfarlane Trust” means the charitable trust, established partly out of funds provided by the Secretary of State to the Haemophilia Society, for the relief of poverty or distress among those suffering from haemophilia;”.
Amendment of regulation 27 of the General Regulations
3. In regulation 27(1) of the General Regulations (treatment of charitable or voluntary payments) after the words “other than one” there shall be inserted the words “made under the Macfarlane Trust or one”.
Amendment of regulation 35 of the General Regulations
4. In regulation 35(3) of the General Regulations (notional income) after the words “Any payment of income” there shall be inserted the words “, other than a payment of income made under the Macfarlane Trust,”.
Amendment of regulation 43 of the General Regulations
5. In regulation 43(3) of the General Regulations (notional capital) after the words “Any payment of capital” there shall be inserted the words “, other than a payment of capital made under the Macfarlane Trust,”.
Amendment of regulation 73 of the General Regulations
6. In regulation 73(1) of the General Regulations (evidence and information) at the end there shall be added the words “but nothing in this regulation shall require a person to furnish any certificates, documents, information or evidence relating to a payment which is disregarded under paragraph 34 of Schedule 4 or...
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