Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”), inserting in regulation 9 (cases where income is disregarded) “income-related employment and support allowance” to the list of allowances and benefits; and inserting in regulation 26(1)(b) (allowable deductions for dependent persons and disabled people) “contributory employment and support allowance” to the list of allowances and benefits (regulations 2, 4 and 5).
The Regulations also amend regulation 2 of the 2003 Regulations by inserting definitions of “income-related employment and support allowance” and “contributory employment and support allowance” (regulations 2 and 3).