The Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Citation, commencement and interpretation E+W+S

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 and, subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulations 2 and 5 to 13 and the Schedule, on 7th October 1996;

(b) for the purposes of regulations 3 and 4 on 8th October 1996.

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(4) Regulations 6, 8, 12, and, in so far as they affect income support, regulation 13 and the Schedule shall come into force immediately after the Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 M1 come into force.

(5) Regulations 3, 4 and, in so far as they affect disability working allowance and family credit, regulation 13 and the Schedule shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant, where a claimant has an award of disability working allowance or family credit which is current on 7th October 1996, on the day following the expiration of that award.

(6) Regulations 6, 8, 12 and, in so far as they affect income support, regulation 13 and the Schedule shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant at the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after the 7th October 1996 which applies in his case.

(7) In paragraph (6) above and regulation 8(1)(e) (transitional provision for income support) “benefit week" shall have the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations and in paragraph (6) above “claimant" shall have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

(8) In these Regulations—

• “the Council Tax Benefit Regulations" means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 M2 ;

• “the Disability Working Allowance Regulations" means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 M3 ;

• “earnings top-up" means the allowance paid by the Secretary of State under the Earnings Top-up Scheme;

• “the Earnings Top-up Scheme" means the Earnings Top-up Scheme 1996 M4 ;

• “the Family Credit Regulations" means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 M5 ;

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(9) In this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number or to the Schedule to these Regulations.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 1(2)(3) 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, Schs. 3, Sch. 4)

F2 Words in reg. 1(8) 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, Schs. 3, Sch. 4)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1996/206.

M2 S.I. 1992/1814; relevant amending instruments S.I. 1993/688, 1994/470, 578, 1807, 1995/626 and 1742.

M3 S.I. 1991/2887; relevant amending instruments S.I. 1994/2139 and 1995/516.

M4 This Scheme, which applies only in certain areas of Great Britain, is an extra-statutory Scheme introduced by the Secretary of State for Social Security having effect on 8th October 1996. Copies of the Rules of the Scheme may be obtained from the Customer Services Manager, Earnings Top-up, Norcross, Blackpool FY5 3TA and will be available for inspection at the Department of Social Security, 9th Floor Adelphi, 1—11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT and offices of the Benefits Agency and Employment Job Centres which serve the areas specified in Schedule 1 to the Scheme.

M5 S.I. 1987/1973; relevant amending instrument S.I. 1995/516.