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4.—[F1(1) The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 M1 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definition of “ERA payment”M2.
(3) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)for paragraph 11 M3 substitute the following paragraph—
“11.—(1) Any payment made pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 except a payment—
(a)made as a substitute for income support, a jobseeker’s allowance, incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance;
(b)of an allowance referred to in section 2(3) of the Employment and Training Act 1973 or section 2(5) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990; or
(c)intended to meet the cost of living expenses which relate to any one or more of the items specified in sub-paragraph (2) whilst a claimant is participating in an education, training or other scheme to help him enhance his employment prospects unless the payment is a Career Development Loan paid pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 and the period of education or training or the scheme, which is supported by that loan, has been completed.
(2) The items specified in this sub-paragraph for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) are food, ordinary clothing or footwear, household fuel or rent of the claimant or, where the claimant is a member of a family, any other member of his family, or any council tax or water charges for which that claimant or member is liable.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, “ordinary clothing or footwear” means clothing or footwear for normal daily use, but does not include school uniforms, or clothing or footwear used solely for sporting activities.”;
(b)in paragraph 48 omit from “or in accordance with” to “Act 1973”;
(c)omit paragraphs 63 M4, 64 M5, 64A M6, 65 M7, 67 M8, 75 M9 and 76 M10.
(4) In Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)for paragraph 33 M11 substitute the following paragraph—
“33. Any payment made pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, but only for the period of 52 weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the payment.”;
(b)in paragraph 42 omit—
(i)“, or training bonus under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973”; and
(ii)from “or in accordance with” to “Act 1973”;
(c)omit paragraphs 53 M12, 53A M13, 54 M14, 56 M15, 65 M16, 71 M17 and 72 M18.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 4 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)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1992/1814. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1993/2118, 1997/65, 2863, 1998/2164, 1999/3156, 2001/859, 1029, 2002/2314, 2003/2279 and 2439.
M2The definition of “ERA payment” was inserted by S.I. 2003/2279.
M3Paragraph 11 was amended by S.I. 1997/2863 and 2001/1029.
M4Paragraph 63 was inserted by S.I. 1997/65.
M5Paragraph 64 was inserted by S.I. 1997/2863 and substituted by S.I. 2001/1029.
M6Paragraph 64A was inserted by S.I. 2002/2314.
M7Paragraph 65 was inserted by S.I. 1997/2863.
M8Paragraph 67 was inserted by S.I. 1998/2164.
M9Paragraph 75 was added by S.I. 2003/2279.
M10Paragraph 76 was added by S.I. 2003/2439.
M11Paragraph 33 was amended by S.I. 1993/2118.
M12Paragraph 53 was inserted by S.I. 1997/2863 and substituted by S.I. 2001/1029.
M13Paragraph 53A was inserted by S.I. 2002/2314.
M14Paragraph 54 was inserted by S.I. 1997/2863.
M15Paragraph 56 was inserted by S.I. 1998/2164.
M16Paragraph 65 was inserted by S.I. 2001/859.
M17Paragraph 71 was added by S.I. 2003/2279.
M18Paragraph 72 was added by S.I. 2003/2439.
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