The Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and date of claim) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Abolition of the family premium

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

(a) in regulation 22 (applicable amounts) omit paragraph (c);

(b) in regulation 23 (polygamous marriages) omit paragraph (d);

(c) in Schedule 3 omit Part 2 (family premium);

(d) for paragraph 17(2)(b)(ii)(bb) of Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) substitute—

“(bb) his family includes at least one child or young person;”; and

(e) in paragraph 47(1) of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for “Where a claimant’s applicable amount includes an amount by way of family premium,” substitute “Where a claimant’s family includes at least one child or young person,”.

(2) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(2) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 22 (applicable amounts) omit sub-paragraph (1)(c);

(b) in Schedule 3 omit Part 2 (family premium);

(c) for paragraph 9(2)(b)(ii)(bb) of Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) substitute—

“(bb) his family includes at least one child or young person;”; and

(d) in paragraph 20(1) of Schedule 5 (amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for “Where a claimant’s applicable amount includes an amount by way of family premium,” substitute “Where a claimant’s family includes at least one child or young person,”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/213. Regulation 22 was amended by S.I. 2008/1082 and S.I. 2010/1907. Regulation 23 was amended by S.I. 2008/1042 and S.I. 2010/1907. Part 2 of Schedule 3 was amended by S.I. 2008/1042, S.I. 2009/583, S.I. 2011/2425 and S.I. 2014/516. Paragraph 47 of Schedule 5 was amended by S.I. 2008/1042.

(2)

S.I. 2006/214. Regulation 22 was amended by S.I. 2008/1082 and S.I. 2010/1907. Part 2 of Schedule 3 was amended by S.I. 2008/1042, S.I. 2009/583, S.I. 2011/2425 and S.I. 2014/516.