The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814) (“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”) and the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) (“the Housing Benefit Regula tions”).

The Regulations make a minor correction to Schedule A1 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations and the Housing Benefit Regulations (treatment of claims for council tax benefit and housing benefit by refugees) and amend the Housing Benefit Regulations with respect to rent officer determinations and the calculation of the maximum rent on which housing benefit may be paid in the case of, subject to exceptions, single claimants aged 25 or more but less than 60 and further restricts the maximum rent for other claimants. A saving provision excepts specified claimants from the effect of these Regulations.

The Report of the Social Security Advisory Committee dated 27 February 1997 on the proposals referred to them in these Regulations, together with a statement showing the extent to which these Regulations give effect to the recommendations of the Committee and, in so far as they do not give effect to them, the reasons why not, are contained in Command Paper Cm 3598, published by the Stationery Office Ltd.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on businesses.