The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Housing benefit and council tax benefit: Disregard of family credit and disability working allowance

4.—(1) In Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for paragraphs 57 and 58(1) there is substituted—

“57.   Where the claimant is entitled to the allowance under regulation 51(1)(bb) of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991(2) (which applies in respect of a person who works for not less than 30 hours a week), any amount of disability working allowance up to the amount specified in Column (2) against paragraph 2A(3) of Schedule 5 to those Regulations.

58.   Where the claimant is entitled to the credit under regulation 46(1)(aa) of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987(4) (which applies in respect of a person who works for not less than 30 hours a week), any amount of family credit up to the amount specified in Column (2) against paragraph lA(5) of Schedule 4 to those Regulations.”.

(2) In Schedule 4 to the Council Tax Benefit Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for paragraphs 56 and 57(6) here is substituted—

“56.   Where the claimant is entitled to the allowance under regulation 51(1)(bb) of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (which applies in respect of a person who works for not less than 30 hours a week), any amount of disability working allowance up to the amount specified in Column (2) against paragraph 2A of Schedule 5 to those Regulations.

57.   Where the claimant is entitled to the credit under regulation 46(1)(aa) of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 (which applies in respect of a person who works for not less than 30 hours a week), any amount of family credit up to the amount specified in Column (2) against paragraph 1A of Schedule 4 to those Regulations.”.

(1)

aragraphs 57 and 58 were added by S.I. 1995/1339, regulation 9.

(2)

S.I. 1991/2887; paragraph (1)(bb) of regulation 51 was inserted by S.I. 1995/1339, regulation 4; another relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/482, regulation 3.

(3)

Paragraph 2A was inserted by S.I. 1995/1339, regulation 5.

(4)

S.I. 1987/1973; paragraph (1)(aa) of regulation 46 was inserted by S.I. 1995/1339, regulation 7; another relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1988/660, regulation 11(a).

(5)

Paragraph 1A was inserted by S.I. 1995/1339, regulation 8.

(6)

Paragraphs 56 and 57 were added by S.I. 1995/1339, regulation 2.