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Amendments to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

6.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)in the definition of “qualifying person”(2), after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme”;

(b)after the definition of “Scottish basic rate” insert—

“Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” means the scheme of that name administered by the Common Services Agency (constituted by section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978);.

(3) In each of the following provisions, after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme”—

(a)regulation 42(7)(a) (notional income)(3);

(b)regulation 46(6) (income treated as capital)(4);

(c)regulation 49(4)(a) (notional capital)(5);

(d)regulation 74(9)(b) (non-dependant deductions)(6);

(e)regulation 86(4)(a)(ii) (evidence and information)(7);

(f)paragraphs 35(1) and (7) of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income)(8);

(g)paragraphs 24(1) and (7) and 34 of Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded)(9).

(2)

Amended by S.I. 2010/641 and 2011/2425.

(3)

Amended by S.I. 2008/2767, 2010/641 and 2011/2425.

(4)

Amended by S.I. 2008/2767, 2010/641 and 2011/2425.

(5)

Amended by S.I. 2008/2767, 2010/641 and 2011/2425.

(6)

Regulation 74 was substituted by S.I. 2007/2868. Paragraph (9)(b) was amended by S.I. 2008/2767, 2010/641 and 2011/2425.

(7)

Amended by S.I. 2010/641 and 2011/2425.

(8)

Paragraph 35(1) was amended by S.I. 2008/2767, 2010/641 and 2011/2425. Paragraph 35(7) was amended by S.I. 2008/3157, 2010/641 and 2011/2425.

(9)

Paragraph 24(1) was amended by S.I. 2008/2767, 2010/641 and 2011/2425. Paragraph 24(7) was amended by S.I. 2010/641 and 2011/2425. Paragraph 34 was amended by S.I. 2007/2538, 2008/2767, 2010/641 and 2011/2425.