The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 1971

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

HOUSING, SCOTLAND

RATING AND VALUATION

The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

Made

20th November 1987

Coming into force

for the purposes of all the regulations to the extent they relate to cases referred to in regulation 1(1)(a) and (2)

1st April 1988

for all other purposes

4th 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 20(1)(c), (8), (11) and (12), 21(5), (6)(b) and (7), 22, 28(2) and (5), 29, 51(1)(a) to (c), (g), (h), (k) to (m), (n), (q) to (u) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986(1) and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of authorities concerned(3), 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–

(1)

1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

1975 c. 14; section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 83(1); section 166(3A) was inserted in the Social Security Act 1975 by section 62(1) of the 1986 Act.

(3)

See Social Security Act 1986, section 61(7).