Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)

Part III U.K. Social Security

Loss of benefit E+W+S

62 Loss of benefit for breach of community order. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 62-66 repealed (22.3.2010) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 27), ss. 26, 58, 61, Sch. 7 Pt. 3; S.I. 2010/293, art. 2(3)(b)(iii)(4)

63 Loss of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 62-66 repealed (22.3.2010) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 27), ss. 26, 58, 61, Sch. 7 Pt. 3; S.I. 2010/293, art. 2(3)(b)(iii)(4)

64 Information provision. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 62-66 repealed (22.3.2010) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 27), ss. 26, 58, 61, Sch. 7 Pt. 3; S.I. 2010/293, art. 2(3)(b)(iii)(4)

65 Loss of benefit regulations. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F4 Ss. 62-66 repealed (22.3.2010) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 27), ss. 26, 58, 61, Sch. 7 Pt. 3; S.I. 2010/293, art. 2(3)(b)(iii)(4)

66 Appeals relating to loss of benefit. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F5 Ss. 62-66 repealed (22.3.2010) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 27), ss. 26, 58, 61, Sch. 7 Pt. 3; S.I. 2010/293, art. 2(3)(b)(iii)(4)

Investigation powers E+W+S

67 Investigation powers. E+W+S

Schedule 6 to this Act (which amends the enforcement provisions contained in Part VI of the M1 Social Security Administration Act 1992) shall have effect.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 67 wholly in force at 2.4.2001; s. 67 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2)(3)(a); s. 67 in force for certain purposes at 1.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2950, art. 2; s. 67 in force at 2.4.2001 so far as not already in force by S.I. 2001/1252, art. 2(1)(a)

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 5.

Housing benefit and council tax benefit etc. E+W+S

68 Housing benefit and council tax benefit: revisions and appeals. E+W+S

[F6 Schedule 7 (which makes provision for the revision of decisions made in connection with claims for housing benefit or council tax benefit and for appeals against such decisions) shall have effect.]

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 68 repealed (1.4.2013 for specified purposes) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(c), Sch. 4 (with arts. 9 10 Sch. 5)

Commencement Information

I2 S. 68 partly in force; s. 68 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2); s. 68 in force for certain purposes at 1.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2950, art. 3(c); s. 68 in force for certain further purposes at 2.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/1252, art. 2(2)(a)

69 Discretionary financial assistance with housing. E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision conferring a power on relevant authorities to make payments by way of financial assistance (“discretionary housing payments”) to persons who—

(a) are entitled to housing benefit or council tax benefit, or to both [F7 , universal credit] ; and

(b) appear to such an authority to require some further financial assistance (in addition to the benefit or benefits to which they are entitled) in order to meet housing costs.

(2) Regulations under this section may include any of the following—

(a) provision prescribing the circumstances in which discretionary housing payments may be made under the regulations;

(b) provision conferring (subject to any provision made by virtue of paragraph (c) or (d) of this subsection or an order under section 70) a discretion on a relevant authority—

(i) as to whether or not to make discretionary housing payments in a particular case; and

(ii) as to the amount of the payments and the period for or in respect of which they are made;

(c) provision imposing a limit on the amount of the discretionary housing payment that may be made in any particular case;

(d) provision restricting the period for or in respect of which discretionary housing payments may be made;

(e) provision about the form and manner in which claims for discretionary housing payments are to be made and about the procedure to be followed by relevant authorities in dealing with and disposing of such claims;

(f) provision imposing conditions on persons claiming or receiving discretionary housing payments requiring them to provide a relevant authority with such information as may be prescribed;

(g) provision entitling a relevant authority that are making or have made a discretionary housing payment, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to cancel the making of further such payments or to recover a payment already made;

(h) provision requiring or authorising a relevant authority to review decisions made by the authority with respect to the making, cancellation or recovery of discretionary housing payments.

(3) Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) Subsections (4) to (6) of section 189 of the M2 Social Security Administration Act 1992 (supplemental and incidental powers etc.) shall apply in relation to any power to make regulations under this section as they apply in relation to the powers to make regulations that are conferred by that Act.

(5) Any power to make regulations under this section shall include power to make different provision for different areas or different relevant authorities.

(6) In section 176(1) of that Act (consultation with representative organisation on subordinate legislation relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit), after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—

“(aa) regulations under section 69 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;”.

(7) In this section—

• “prescribed” means prescribed by or determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State; and

• “relevant authority” means an authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit.

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in s. 69(1)(a) inserted (25.2.2013 for specified purposes, 29.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 2 para. 55; S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 21; S.I. 2013/983, art. 3(1)(b)(i)

Commencement Information

I3 S. 69 wholly in force at 2.7.2001; s. 69 not in force at Royal Assent see. s. 86(2)(3)(a); s. 69 in force for certain purposes at 1.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2950, art. 3(a); s. 69 in force at 2.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/1252, art. 2(2)(b)

Marginal Citations

M2 1992 c. 5.

70 Grants towards cost of discretionary housing payments. E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State may, out of money provided by Parliament, make to a relevant authority such payments as he thinks fit in respect of—

(a) the cost to that authority of the making of discretionary housing payments; and

(b) the expenses involved in the administration by that authority of any scheme for the making of discretionary housing payments.

(2) The following provisions, namely—

(a) subsections (1), (3), (4), (5)(b) F8 . . . and (8) of section 140B of the M3 Social Security Administration Act 1992 (calculation of amount of subsidy payable to authorities administering housing benefit or council tax benefit), and

(b) section 140C of that Act (payment of subsidy),

shall apply in relation to payments under this section as they apply in relation to subsidy under section 140A of that Act.

(3) The Secretary of State may by order make provision—

(a) imposing a limit on the total amount of expenditure in any year that may be incurred by a relevant authority in making discretionary housing payments;

(b) imposing subsidiary limits on the expenditure that may be incurred in any year by a relevant authority in making discretionary housing payments in the circumstances specified in the order.

(4) An order imposing a limit by virtue of subsection (3)(a) or (b) may fix that limit either by specifying the amount of the limit or by providing for the means by which it is to be determined.

(5) An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(6) Subsections (4) to (6) of section 189 of the M4 Social Security Administration Act 1992 (supplemental and incidental powers etc.) shall apply in relation to any power to make an order under this section as they apply in relation to the powers to make an order that are conferred by that Act.

(7) Any power to make an order under this section shall include power to make different provision for different areas or different relevant authorities.

(8) In this section—

• “discretionary housing payment” means any payment made by virtue of regulations under section 69;

• “relevant authority” means an authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit;

• “subsidy” has the same meaning as in sections 140A to 140G of the M5 Social Security Administration Act 1992;

• “year” means a financial year within the meaning of the M6 Local Government Finance Act 1992.

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in s. 70(2)(a) repealed (18.11.2003) by Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), ss. 127(2), 128, Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2003/2938, art. 2(g)(h)(v)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 70(3)(a): transfer of functions (6.11.2014) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2918), arts. 1(1), 2(1) (with arts. 2(2), 5)

C2 S. 70(5) excluded (6.11.2014) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2918), arts. 1(1), 4(1)

Commencement Information

I4 S. 70 wholly in force at 2.7.2001; s. 70 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2); s. 70 in force for certain purposes at 26.6.2001 and for all other purposes at 2.7.2001 by S.I. 2000/2295, art. 2(c)

Marginal Citations

M3 1992 c. 5.

M4 1992 c. 5.

M5 1992 c. 5.

M6 1992 c. 14.

71 Recovery of housing benefit. E+W+S

For subsection (3) of section 75 of the M7 Social Security Administration Act 1992 (overpayments of housing benefit) there shall be substituted—

“(3) An amount recoverable under this section shall be recoverable—

(a) except in such circumstances as may be prescribed, from the person to whom it was paid; and

(b) where regulations so provide, from such other person (as well as, or instead of, the person to whom it was paid) as may be prescribed.”

Commencement Information

I5 S. 71 wholly in force at 1.10.2001; s. 71 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2); s. 71 in force for certain purposes at 1.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2950, art. 3(b); s. 71in force at 1.10.2001 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 2001/2295, art. 2(d)

Marginal Citations

M7 1992 c. 5.

Child benefit E+W+S

72 Child benefit disregards. E+W+S

In section 143(3)(c) of the M8 Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (disregard of days of absence in the case of children in residential accommodation in pursuance of arrangements made under the specified enactments), for sub-paragraph (iii) and the word “or” immediately preceding it there shall be substituted—

“(iii) the M9 Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;

(iv) the M10 National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

(v) the M11 Education (Scotland) Act 1980;

(vi) the M12 Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; or

(vii) the M13 Children (Scotland) Act 1995.”

Marginal Citations

M8 1992 c. 4.

M9 1968 c. 49.

M10 1978 c. 29.

M11 1980 c. 44.

M12 1984 c. 36.

M13 1995 c. 36.

Social Security Advisory Committee U.K.

73 Social Security Advisory Committee. U.K.

(1) Section 170 of the M14 Social Security Administration Act 1992 (functions of the Social Security Advisory Committee in relation to the relevant enactments and the relevant Northern Ireland enactments) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In the definition in subsection (5) of “relevant enactments”, after paragraph (ae) there shall be inserted—

“(af) section 42, sections 62 to 65 and sections 68 to 70 of the Child Support Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 and Schedule 7 to that Act;”.

(3) In the definition in that subsection of “relevant Northern Ireland enactments”, after paragraph (ae) there shall be inserted—

“(af) any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to section 42, any of sections 62 to 65, 68 to 70 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 or Schedule 7 to that Act; and”.

Commencement Information

I6 S. 73 partly in force; s. 73 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2); s. 73 in force for certain purposes at 1.12.2000 by S.I. 2000/2950, art. 4; s. 73 in force for certain further purposes at 1.12.2000 by S.I. 2000/3166, art. 2(2)(d)

Marginal Citations

M14 1992 c. 5.