Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 1338
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) (Abolition of Benefit Periods) Amendment Regulations 2003
Made
21st May 2003
Laid before Parliament
27th May 2003
Coming into force
for the purposes of Parts 1 and 3
16th June 2003
for all other purposes
6th October 2003
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the provisions specified in the Schedule to these Regulations and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned , and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it , hereby makes the following Regulations:
PART 1 General
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) (Abolition of Benefit Periods) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force—
(a) for the purposes of Parts 1 and 3, on 16th June 2003; and
(b) for all other purposes on 6th October 2003 immediately after the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003 .
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 2 Amendment of Housing Benefit Regulations and Council Tax Benefit Regulations
Housing Benefit Regulations and Council Tax Benefit Regulations
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Continuing payments where state pension credit claimed
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PART 3 Transitory Provisions
Transitory provision
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Extension of benefit period
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Transitory provision for rent officer referrals
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PART 4 Consequential and Transitional Provisions
Application of this Part
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Amendment of regulation 2 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 2 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations
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Amendment of regulation 7 of the Housing Benefit Regulations
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendment of regulation 11 of the Housing Benefit Regulations
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendment of regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extended payments
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change of circumstances
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Time claims are made or treated as made
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendment of regulation 76 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 66 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations
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Amendment of regulation 104 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 90 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations
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Amendment of Schedule 1A to the Housing Benefit Regulations
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Amendment of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations and Schedule 6 to the Council Tax Benefit Regulations
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Minor and consequential amendments
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transitional provision
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Transitional provision for rent officer referrals
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PART 5 Application and Amendment of Other Provisions
Amendment of regulation 10 of the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995
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Amendment of regulation 4 of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997
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Amendment of regulations 7 and 8 of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Malcolm Wicks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
SCHEDULE Provisions Conferring Powers Exercised in making these Regulations
| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Short title | Provision | Relevant amendments |
| Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act | ||
| Section 123(1)(d) and (e) | Local Government Finance Act 1992 , Schedule 9, paragraph 1(1) | |
| Section 130(2) and (4) | Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 3 | |
Section 131(10) Section 136A | State Pension Credit Act 2002 , Schedule 2, paragraph 3 | |
Section 137(1) and (2)(i) Section 175(3) and (4) | Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 , sections 4(11), 7(4) and 12(3) Section 175 (3) and (4) is applied to the provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of that Act | |
| Social Security Administration Act 1992 | ||
| Section 5(1)(a), (d), (e), (i), (j) and (k) | Social Security Act 1998 , Schedule 7, paragraph 79(1) | |
| Section 6(1)(a), (d), (e), (i), (k) and (l) | Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 12(1)(a) and (b) and Schedule 14 | |
Section 75(2) and (4) Section 76(1) and (2) | Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraphs 15(2) and Schedule 14 | |
| Section 128A | Jobseekers Act 1995 , section 28(2) | |
| Section 189(4) and (5) | Social Security Act 1998, Schedule 7, paragraph 109 | |
| Housing Act 1996 | Section 122 (3),(5) and (6) | |
| Social Security Act 1998 | Section 34(1) and (2) Section 79(4), (6) and (7) Section 84 | |
| Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 | Schedule 7, paragraph 4(4) and (6) Schedule 7, paragraph 23(1) |