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The Social Security Amendment (Discretionary Housing Payments) Regulations 2001
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- 2001 No. 2333
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These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) (“the Housing Benefit Regulations”) and the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814).
In particular, regulation 2 provides that discretionary housing payments paid pursuant to the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1167) shall be disregarded as income in those benefits and that arrears of such payments shall be disregarded as capital for up to 52 weeks.
Regulation 3 amends regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit Regulations as to the date on which rent officer determinations made before 2nd July 2001 shall cease to have effect.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.
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