Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES HOUSING, SCOTLAND
Made
10th December 1992
Laid before Parliament
15th December 1992
Coming into force
1st April 1993
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 67(2), 72(8), 123(1), 130(2) and (4), 135(1), 137(1) and (2)(h) and (i) and 175(1) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1, and sections 5(1)(q), 73(1)(b) and 189(1) to (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992M2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, so far as these Regulations relate to housing benefit, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedM3, and after reference to the Social Security Advisory CommitteeM4, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Marginal Citations
M11992 c.4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
M3See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
M4See section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits (Amendments Consequential Upon the Introduction of Community Care) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regula tions 1987 M5;
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(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—
(a)to a numbered Part is to the Part of these Regulations bearing that number;
(b)to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation or Schedule to these Regulations bearing that number; and
(c)in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation or Schedule bearing that number.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 1(2) revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)
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2.—(1) In the Income Support Regulations—
(a)in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), there shall be inserted at the appropriate places—
““preserved right” means a preserved right for the purpose of regulation 19;
“residential allowance” means the weekly amount determined in accor dance with paragraph 2A of Schedule 2;”;
(b)in paragraph (1) of regulation 17 (applicable amounts), after sub-paragraph (b), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(bb)an amount in respect of himself, or where the claimant is a member of a family, an amount in respect of any member of the family aged 16 or over, determined in accordance with para graph 2A of Schedule 2 (residential allowance);”;
(c)in paragraph (1) of regulation 18 M6 (polygamous marriages), after sub-paragraph (c), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(cc)an amount, whether in respect of the claimant or any member of his household aged 16 or over, determined in accordance with paragraph 2A of Schedule 2 (residential allowance);”; and
(d)in Part I of Schedule 2, after paragraph 2, there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“2A.—(1) The weekly amount for the purposes of regulation 17(1)(bb) and 18(1)(cc) (residential allowance) in respect of a person who satisfies the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2) shall be—
(a)except in a case to which head (b) applies, £45.00; and
(b)where the home in which the person resides is situated within the area described in Schedule 3C (the Greater London area), £50.00.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), the conditions are—
(a)the person resides in a residential care home or a nursing home and for this purpose a person shall be regarded as residing in such a home during any period of absence from the home which does not exceed 6 days;
(b)he does not have a preserved right;
(c)he is aged 16 or over;
(d)both the person’s accommodation and such meals (if any) as are provided for him are provided on a commercial basis; and
(e)no part of the weekly charge for accommodation is met by housing benefit.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), but subject to sub-paragraph (4), a person resides in a residential care home where the home in which he resides—
(a)is registered under Part I of the Registered Homes Act 1984 or is deemed to be so registered by virtue of section 2(3) of the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991 (registration of small homes where application for registration not determined);
(b)is managed or provided by a body incorporated by Royal Charter or constituted by Act of Parliament (other than a social services authority) and provides both board and personal care for the claimant; or
(c)is in Scotland and is registered under section 61 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or is an establishment provided by a housing association registered with Scottish Homes established by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 which provides care equiva lent to that given in residential accommodation provided under Part IV of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
and a person resides in a nursing home where the home in which he resides is such a home for the purposes of regulation 19.
(4) A person shall not be regarded as residing in a nursing home for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) where the home in which he resides is a hospice, and for this purpose “hospice” means a nursing home which—
(a)if situate in England or Wales, is registered under Part II of the Registered Homes Act 1984, or
(b)if situate in Scotland, is exempted from the operation of the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 by virtue of section 6 of that Act,
and which provides nursing for persons resident therein who suffer from a progressive disease and for whom the purpose of treatment is palliative.
(5) Where—
(a)a person has been registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984 in respect of premises which have been carried on as a residential care home or, as the case may be, a nursing home, and that person has ceased to carry on such a home; and
(b)an application for registration under that Act has been made by another person and that application has not been determined or abandoned,
then any question arising for determination under this paragraph shall be determined as if the most recent registration under that Act in respect of those premises continued until the day on which the application is determined or abandoned.”.
(2) Schedule 1, which contains amendments of the Income Support Regulations consequential upon the introduction of a residential allowance, shall have effect.
(3) Schedule 2, which inserts a new Schedule 3C into the Income Support Regulations, shall also have effect.
Marginal Citations
M6The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1988/1228.
3.—(1) In regulation 19 of the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for the words preceding the words “his weekly applicable amount”, there shall be substituted the words—
“(1) Subject to regulation 22 (reduction of applicable amounts) where a claimant has a preserved right and either—
(a)lives in a residential care or nursing home; or
(b)is a member of a family and he and the members of his family live in such a home,”;
(b)after paragraph (1ZA) M7 there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(1ZB) In this regulation a person has a preserved right, subject to paragraphs (1ZE) and (1ZF), where—
(a)on 31st March 1993, he was living in a residential care home or a nursing home, and—
(i)was entitled to income support for the benefit week in which that day fell and his applicable amount was calculated in accordance with Part I of Schedule 4; or
(ii)was not in that week entitled to income support because he was able to meet the cost of the accommodation from other sources available to him, but subsequently becomes entitled to income support; or
(b)he would have been living in a residential care home or nursing home on 31st March 1993 but for an absence which, including that day, does not exceed—
(i)except in a case to which head (ii)
applies—
(aa)where the person was before his absence a temporary resident in the home, 4 weeks, or
(bb)where the person was before his absence a permanent resident in the home, 13 weeks; or
(ii)where throughout the period of absence the person was a patient, 52 weeks,
and the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) would have applied to him but for that absence.
(1ZC) Subject to paragraphs (1ZD), (1ZE) and (1ZF), a person also has a preserved right where—
(a)on 31st March 1993 he was living in a residential care home or nursing home within the meaning of paragraph (3) as then in force, and was entitled to income support but his applicable amount was not calculated in accordance with Part I of Schedule 4 because he was a person to whom paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 applied (accommodation provided by a close relative); and
(b)after 31st March 1993, either—
(i)he moved from the home in which he was residing on that date to another residential care home or nursing home, or
(ii)the ownership of the home changed,
and in the home to which he moved, or as the case may be, following the change of ownership, the accommodation and meals (if any) are provided for him by a person other than a close relative of his or by any member of his family, and are provided on a commercial basis.
(1ZD) Where a person has a preserved right under paragraph (1ZC), that right shall commence on the first full day of residence in the residential care home or nursing home to which he moved, or as the case may be, the day after the ownership of the property changed.
(1ZE) A person does not have a preserved right by virtue of paragraph (1ZB)(a)(ii) or (1ZC) where the residential care home in which he was living provided both board and personal care for less than 4 persons.
(1ZF) Paragraphs (1ZB) and (1ZC) shall cease to apply to a person who has a preserved right where he is absent from a residential care home or nursing home and that absence exceeds a period of—
(a)except in a case to which sub-paragraph (b) applies—
(i)4 weeks, where the person was before his absence a temporary resident in the home, or,
(ii)13 weeks, where the person was before his absence a permanent resident in the home; or
(b)52 weeks where throughout the period of absence the person was a patient.
(1ZG) (a) A person who acquired a preserved right under paragraph (1ZB) or (1ZC) shall cease to have that right where either—
(i)he moves from the home he resided in, or would but for an absence specified in paragraph (1ZB)(b) have resided in, on 31st March 1993 to another residential care home or nursing home, or
(ii)the ownership of that home changes;
and in the home to which he moves or, as the case may be, following the change of ownership, the accommodation and meals (if any) are provided for him by a close relative of his, or by a member of his family, and are provided otherwise than on a commercial basis;
(b)a preserved right acquired under paragraph (1ZB) or (1ZC) which ceased to apply to a person in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) shall, notwithstanding that paragraph, revive and again apply in his case where—
(i)he moves from the home mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i)
to another residential care home or nursing home, or
(ii)the ownership of that home changes, or in the case of a home mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), changes again,
and in the home to which he moves or, as the case may be, following the change or further change of ownership, the accom modation and meals (if any) are provided for him otherwise than by a close relative of his, or by a member of his family, and are provided on a commercial basis.
(1ZH) For the purposes of paragraphs (1ZB) and (1ZF) a person is a permanent resident in a residential care home or nursing home where the home is his principal place of abode, and a temporary resident where it is not.
(1ZJ) For the avoidance of doubt, the expression “residential care home” in paragraphs (1ZB) and (1ZE) has the meaning it bore on 31st March 1993.”.
Marginal Citations
M7Paragraph (1ZA) was inserted by S.I. 1991/1033.
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7.—(1) In regulation 9 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regula tions 1991 M8(“the Disability Living Allowance Regulations”) (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals), paragraph (3) shall be omitted.
(2) In regulation 10 of those Regulations (which relates to persons in hospital and certain other accommodation)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for the words “subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)” there shall be substituted the words “ subject to the following provisions of this regulation ”;
(b)after paragraph (5), there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(6) Regulation 8 or as the case may be regulation 9 shall not apply in the case of a person who is residing in a hospice and is terminally ill where the Secretary of State has been informed that he is terminally ill—
(a)on a claim for the care component,
(b)on an application for a review of an award of disability living allowance, or
(c)in writing in connection with an award of, or a claim for, or an application for a review of an award of, disability living allowance.
(7) In paragraph (6) “hospice” means a hospital or other institution other than—
(a)a health service hospital (within the meaning of section 128 of the NHS Act of 1977)in England or Wales;
(b)a health service hospital (within the meaning of section 108(1) of the NHS Act of 1978) in Scotland;
(c)a hospital maintained or administered by the Defence Council; or
(d)an institution similar to a hospital mentioned in any of the preceding sub-paragraphs of this paragraph.
(8) Regulation 9 shall not apply in any particular case for any period during which—
(a)the person for whom the accommodation is provided—
(i)is not entitled to income support,
(ii)is not entitled to housing benefit, or
(iii)is not a member of a married or unmarried couple for whom an amount is included for income support purposes in the weekly applicable amount of the other member, and
(b)the whole of the cost of that accommodation is met—
(i)out of the person’s own resources, or partly out of his own resources and partly with assistance from another person or a charity; or
(ii)on his behalf by another person or a charity.”.
(3) Where a person has a preserved right, regulations 9 and 10 of the Disability Living Allowance Regulations shall apply in his case as if the amendments set out in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation had not been made.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3) but subject to paragraph (5) a person has a preserved right where—
(a)on 31st March 1993, he was living in a home registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984 M9 as a residential care home or a nursing home; or
(b)he would have been living in such a home on that date but for an absence which, including that day, does not exceed—
(i)except in a case to which head (ii)
applies—
(aa)where the person was before his absence a temporary resident in the home, 4 weeks, or
(bb)where the person was before his absence a permanent resident in the home, 13 weeks, or
(ii)where throughout the period of his absence he was receiving free hospital treatment within the meaning of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 1975 M10, 52 weeks.
(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall cease to apply to a person who has a preserved right where he is absent from a home such as is mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) and that absence exceeds a period of—
(a)except in a case to which sub-paragraph (b) applies—
(i)4 weeks, where the person was before his absence a temporary resident in the home, or
(ii)13 weeks, where the person was before his absence a permanent resident in the home; or
(b)52 weeks where throughout the period of absence the person was receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of the Social Security (Hospital InPatients) Regulations 1975.
(6) For the purposes of this regulation, a person is a permanent resident where the home in which he resides is his principal place of abode, and a temporary resident where it is not.
Marginal Citations
M8S.I. 1992/2890; regulation 9 is amended by S.I. 1992/2869.
M10See regulation 2(2) of S.I. 1975/555, as amended by S.I. 1987/1683.
8.—(1) In regulation 7 of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 M11 (“the Attendance Allowance Regulations”) (persons in certain accommodation other than hospitals), paragraph (2) M12 shall be omitted.
(2) In regulation 8 of those Regulations M13 (which relates to persons in hospitals and in certain other accommodation)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for the words “subject to paragraph (3)” there shall be substituted the words “ subject to the following provisions of this regulation ”; and
(b)after paragraph (3), there shall be added the following paragraphs—
“(4) Regulation 6 or, as the case may be, regulation 7 shall not apply in the case of a person who is residing in a hospice and is terminally ill where the Secretary of State has been informed that he is terminally ill—
(a)on a claim for attendance allowance,
(b)on an application for a review of an award of attendance allowance, or
(c)in writing in connection with an award of, or a claim for, or an application for a review of an award of, attendance allowance.
(5) In paragraph (4) “hospice” means a hospital or other institution other than—
(a)a health service hospital (within the meaning of section 128 of the NHS Act of 1977) in England or Wales;
(b)a health service hospital (within the meaning of section 108(1) of the NHS Act of 1978) in Scotland;
(c)a hospital maintained or administered by the Defence Council; or
(d)an institution similar to a hospital mentioned in any of the preceding sub-paragraphs of this paragraph.
(6) Regulation 7 shall not apply in any particular case for any period during which—
(a)the person for whom the accommodation is provided—
(i)is not entitled to income support;
(ii)is not entitled to housing benefit; or
(iii)is not a member of a married or unmarried couple for whom an amount is included for income support purposes in the weekly applicable amount of the other member; and
(b)the whole of the cost of the accommodation is met—
(i)out of his own resources, or partly out of his own resources and partly with assistance from another person or a charity;
(ii)on his behalf by another person or a charity.”.
(3) Where a person has a preserved right, regulations 7 and 8 of the Attendance Allowance Regulations shall apply in his case as if the amendments set out in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation had not been made.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3) but subject to paragraph (5) a person has a preserved right where—
(a)on 31st March 1993, he was living in a home registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984 M14 as a residential care home or a nursing home; or
(b)he would have been living in such a home on that date but for an absence which, including that day, does not exceed—
(i)except in a case to which head (ii)
applies—
(aa)where the person was before his absence a temporary resident in the home, 4 weeks, or
(bb)where the person was before his absence a permanent resident in the home, 13 weeks, or
(ii)where throughout the period of his absence he was receiving free hospital treatment within the meaning of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 1975 M15, 52 weeks.
(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall cease to apply to a person who has a preserved right where he is absent from a home such as is mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) and that absence exceeds a period of—
(a)except in a case to which sub-paragraph (b) applies—
(i)4 weeks, where the person was before his absence a temporary resident in the home, or
(ii)13 weeks, where the person was before his absence a permanent resident in the home; or
(b)52 weeks where throughout the period of absence the person was receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of the Social Security (Hospital InPatients) Regulations 1975 M16.
(6) For the purposes of this regulation, a person is a permanent resident where the home in which he resides is his principal place of abode, and a temporary resident where it is not.
Marginal Citations
M11S.I. 1991/2740; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1992/703.
M12Paragraph (2) was amended by S.I. 1992/703 and 2869.
M13Regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 1992/703 and 2869.
M15See regulation 2(2) of S.I. 1975/555, as amended by S.I. 1987/1683.
M16See regulation 2(2) of S.I. 1975/555, as amended by S.I. 1987/1683.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Alistair Burt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
Regulation 2(2)
1. In regulation 16 of the Income Support Regulations (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household), in paragraph (3), sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted.
2. In regulation 19(3) of the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes), in the definition of “residential care home”—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a) after the words “so registered” there shall be inserted the words “ , or is deemed to be registered under section 2(3) of the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991 (which refers to the registration of small homes where the application for registration has not been determined) ”;
(b)sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted; and
(c)in sub-paragraph (e) for the words “a housing association registered with the Housing Corporation established by the Housing Act 1964”, there shall be substituted the words “ a housing association registered with Scottish Homes established by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 ”.
3. In regulation 21 of the Income Support Regulations (special cases)—
(a)in paragraph (3), for the definition of “residential accommodation”, there shall be substituted the following definition—
““residential accommodation” means, subject to the following provisions of this regulation, accommodation provided by a local authority in a home owned or managed by that or another local authority—
(a)under sections 21 to 24 and 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (provision of accommodation); or
(b)in Scotland, under section 13B or 59 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (provision of residential and other establisments) other than in premises registered under section 61 of that Act (registration) and which are used for the rehabilitation of alcoholics or drug addicts; or
(c)under section 7 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (functions of local authorities),
where the accommodation is provided for a person whose stay in that accommodation has become other than temporary.”;
(b)in paragraph (4), for the words “that person attained pensionable age”, there shall be substituted the words—
“ that person attained pensionable age; or (c) for whom board is not provided. ”; and
in paragraph (4A) M17 for the words “In paragraph (3), sub-paragraph (d)(i)”in the definition of “residential accommodation”, there shall be substituted the words “ In paragraph (4), sub-paragraph (c) ”.
Marginal Citations
M17Paragraph (4A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2158.
4. In regulation 71 of the Income Support Regulations (applicable amount in urgent cases), in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1)—
(a)in head (i) for the words “90 per cent” there shall be substituted the words “ 98 per cent ”; and
(b)head (iii) shall be omitted.
5. In Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts in special cases) for the words “£54.15 of which £43.30 is in respect of accommodation and £10.85 for personal expenses”, the words “£54.15 of which £10.85 is for personal expenses” shall be substituted in the second column of each of the following paragraphs—
(a)10A M18(single claimants temporarily in local authority accommodation);
(b)10B(1), (2), (3) and (4) M19(couples and members of polygamous marriages where one member is or all are temporarily in local authority accommodation);
(c)10C M20(lone parents who are in residential accommodation temporarily); and
(d)13(1)(a) (persons in residential accommodation).
Marginal Citations
M18Paragraph 10A was inserted by S.I. 1988/663 and amended by S.I.1988/2022, 1989/534, 1990/547 and 1991/503.
M19Paragraph 10B was inserted by S.I. 1988/663 and amended by S.I. 1989/534 and 1991/503.
M20Paragraph 10C was inserted by S.I. 1988/2022 and amended by S.I. 1990/547 and 1991/2910.
6. The following amendments shall also be made to Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations—
(a)in paragraph 10A, the words “Except where paragraph 10B(4) applies” shall be omitted;
(b)in paragraph 10B sub-paragraph (4) shall be omitted;
(c)paragraph 10D M21(lone parents who are in a residential care home or nursing home temporarily) shall be omitted; and
(d)in column (1) of paragraph 16 M22 for the words “any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) (excluding heads (i) and (ii) of sub-paragraph (d))”, there shall be substituted the words “ any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) ”.
Marginal Citations
M21Paragraph 10D was inserted by S.I. 1989/1678 and amended by S.I. 1990/547.
M22Paragraph 16 was amended by S.I. 1988/663 and 1445 and 1989/534.
7. In Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 15, in sub-paragraph (2), after the words “(persons in residential care or nursing homes)” there shall be inserted the words “ or by a local authority under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 ”; and
(b)in paragraph 30, in sub-paragraph (d), after the words “(residential care and nursing homes)”, there shall be inserted the words “ or the amount payable by a local authority in accordance with Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 ”.
8.—(1) In paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M23, for the words preceding “the adjudicating authority may determine”, there shall be substituted the words—
“4.—(1) Where an award of income support—
(a)is made to a person in a residential care home or nursing home as defined in regulation 19(3) of the Income Support Regulations, or
(b)includes an amount under Schedule 4 (persons in residential care and nursing homes) or paragraph 13 (residential accommodation) or 13A (Polish resettlement) of Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations,
(hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “miscellaneous accommodation costs”)”.
(2) In paragraph 4(2) of that Schedule M24, after head (a), there shall be inserted the following head—
“(aa)an amount equal to the amount of any payment the beneficiary is liable to make to the local authority under section 22 of the National Assistance Act 1948.”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 1 para. 8 modified (7.4.2003 for specified purposes) by The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/492), regs. 1, 43, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with regs. 1(2), 44)
Marginal Citations
M23S.I. 1987/1968; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1989/136, 1686, and 1991/2284.
M24Paragraph 4(2) was amended by S.I. 1989/136 and 1686.
Regulation 2(3)
The following Schedule shall be inserted after Schedule 3B of the Income Support Regulations M25:
Regulation 2A(1)(b)
The area described in this Schedule comprises—
(a)the Boroughs of
| Barking | Hillington |
| Barnet | Hounslow |
| Bexley | Islington |
| Brent | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Bromley | Kingston—Upon—Thames |
| Camden | Lambeth |
| City of Westminster | Lewisham |
| Croydon | Merton |
| Ealing | Newham |
| Enfield | Redbridge |
| Greenwich | Richmond—Upon—Thames |
| Hackney | Southwark |
| Haringey | Sutton |
| Hammersmith & Fulham | Tower Hamlets |
| Harrow | Waltham Forest |
| Havering | Wandsworth |
(b)the City of London;
(c)in the County of Essex that part of the district of Epping Forest which comprises the parishes of Chigwell and Waltham Holy Cross;
(d)in the County of Hertfordshire, that part of the Borough of Broxbourne which lies south of Cheshunt Park, including Slipe Lane, and that part of the district of Hertsmere which comprises the former parishes of Elstree, Ridge, Shenley and South Mimms;
(e)in the County of Surrey, the Borough of Spelthorne and that part of the Borough of Elmbridge which was formerly administered by the Old Esher District Council.”
Marginal Citations
M25Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 1989/534.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations contain amendments arising out of the changes to care in the community which are being introduced on 1st April 1993.
Part II of the Regulations contains amendments to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987. Regulation 2 introduces a new residential allowance as part of a person’s applicable amount in income support for those in residential care homes and nursing homes. Those in such homes before 1st April 1993 are excluded from the new residential allowance for so long as they have a “preserved right” to the higher levels of income support specified in Schedule 4 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987. A higher rate of residential allowance is payable in the Greater London Area (regulation 2(3) and Schedule 2).
Those with preserved rights are identified in regulation 3. Part III contains amendments relating to housing benefit. Regulation 4 amends the meaning of residential accommodation in regulation 5 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 so as to provide that references to Part III accommodation relate only to accommodation where board is provided and the premises are owned or managed or owned and managed by a local authority.
Regulation 5 provides that those in residential accommodation who are either in remunerative work or liable to make payments for their accommodation to a close relative will from 1st April 1993 be treated as not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling. It also preserves existing provisions for such persons who are treated as so liable on 31st March 1993.
Regulation 6 provides that housing benefit is not payable to a person who is provided with board and accommodation by a local authority in an establishment owned or managed or owned and managed by them.
Part V relates to disability benefits. Regulation 7 enables disability living allowance to be payable where the person resides in a hospice or where the person meets the whole of the cost of the accommodation. Regulation 8 makes similar provision in relation to attendance allowance.
Schedule 1 contains a number of amendments to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 which arise in consequence of the changes arising on the introduction of community care.
Schedule 2 contains a description of the area in which the higher rate of residential allowance is payable.
The report of the Social Security Advisory Committee dated 11th November 1992 on the draft of these Regulations which had been referred to them, together with a statement giving the response of the Secretary of State to the Committee’s recommendations, is contained in Command Paper No. 2115 published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.