SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Social Security: Council Tax Benefit

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)

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1

In subsection (1) of section 132 of that Act (couples), for the words “a community charge benefit" there shall be substituted the words “ council tax benefit ”.

2

In subsection (5) of that section, for the words “and the appropriate maximum community charge benefit" there shall be substituted the words “ the appropriate maximum council tax benefit and the alternative maximum council tax benefit ”.

3

In subsection (7) of that section, for the word “first", in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word “ main ”.

4

In subsection (9) of that section, for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

b

references to the main condition are references to the condition mentioned in section 131(3) above.