Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 325
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003
Made
17th February 2003
Laid before Parliament
20th February 2003
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the provisions specified in Schedule 1 to this Instrument and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned( 1 ), by this Instrument, which contains only regulations made by virtue of or consequential upon paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, and in so far as it relates to that paragraph section 14 of, the State Pension Credit Act 2002( 2 ) and which is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions( 3 ), 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) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force—
(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 30, on 6th April 2003;
(b) for all other purposes, on 6th October 2003.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 2 Housing Benefit
Housing Benefit Regulations
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interpretation
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modification of regulation 4
3A. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modification of regulation 5
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Persons from abroad
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applicable amounts
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendment of regulation 19
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income and capital
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provisions which do not apply
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Continuing payments where state pension credit claimed
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prospective
Amendment of regulation 63
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 3 Council Tax Benefit
Council Tax Benefit Regulations
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interpretation
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modification of regulation 4
13A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Persons from abroad
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applicable amounts
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendment of regulation 11
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income and capital
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provisions which do not apply
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prospective
Amendment of regulation 52
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Continuing payments
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 4 Schedules Common to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit
Application of Schedule 2
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 5 Consequential and Transitional Provisions
Date on which change of circumstances takes effect
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Time claims are made or treated as made
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notification of change of circumstances
24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Decisions
25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendments relating to recovery of overpaid housing benefit or excess council tax benefit
26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minor amendments
27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendment of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001
28. In regulation 8 of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001( 4 ) (date from which a decision superseding an earlier decision takes effect)—
(a) in paragraph (2), for the words “in accordance with regulations 68 and 68A of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulations 59 and 59A of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”, substitute “in accordance with regulations 68, 68A or 68B of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulations 59, 59A or 59B of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”;
(b) in paragraph (3), after “68A”, insert “or 68B” and after “59A”, insert “or 59B”.
Transitional provision
29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Claims made before 6th October 2003
30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prospective
Existing claimants
31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malcolm Wicks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
SCHEDULE 1 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 1992( 5 ) | Section 123(1)(d) and (e) | Local Government Finance Act 1992( 6 ), Schedule 9, paragraph 1(1). |
| Section 130(4) | ||
| Section 131(3)(b) and (10) | Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 4. | |
| Section 134(1) | ||
| Section 135(1) and (6) | ||
| Section 136 | ||
| Section 136A(3) and (4)(a) | State Pension Credit Act 2002( 7 ), Schedule 2, paragraph 3. | |
| Section 137(1) and (2)(c), (h) and (i) | ||
| Section 175(3) to (5) | Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994( 8 ), Schedule 1, paragraph 36; Section 175 (3) to (5) is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of that Act. | |
| Social Security Administration Act 1992( 9 ) | Section 5(1)(a) to (e), (hh), (j), (k) and (p), and (6) | Housing Act 1996( 10 ), section 120; Social Security Act 1998( 11 ), section 74 and Schedule 7, paragraph 79; Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000( 12 ), Schedule 7, paragraph 21(2). |
| Section 6(1)(a) to (e), (hh), (k) and (l) | Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 12(1)(b); Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, Schedule 7, paragraph 21(2). | |
Section 75(4) Section 76(3)(c) | ||
| Section 189(4) and (5) | Social Security Act 1998, Schedule 7, paragraph 109. | |
| Social Security Act 1998 | Section 34(1) and (2) | |
| Section 79(4) | Applied to Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 by paragraph 20(3) of that Schedule. | |
| Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 | Schedule 7, paragraphs 4(6), 12 and 20(1)(b) | |
| State Pension Credit Act 2002 | Section 13(1) |
Regulation 21
SCHEDULE 2 Disregards
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See section 176 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) .
See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.