1990 No. 1657
The Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1990
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by section 20(3)(d) and (12)(d) and (h), 22(9)(b) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 19861 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 19752 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of authorities concerned3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it4, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st September 1990 immediately after the Social Security Benefits (Student Loans and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 19905.
Amendment of the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 19892
1
The Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 19896 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) of this regulation.
2
In paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “no contribution is assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 42A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.
Amendment of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 19873
1
The Family Credit (General) Regulations 19877 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2) of this regulation.
2
In paragraph 29 of Schedule 2 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “where a contribution assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 42A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.
Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987F14
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Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 19875
1
The Income Support (General) Regulations 198716 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Regulation.
2
In regulation 10(1)(h)(i) (circumstances in which claimants are not to be treated as available for employment) for the reference “7, 7A” there shall be substituted the reference “7 to 7B”.
3
In Schedule 1 (persons not required to be available for employment) after paragraph 7A there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
7B
1
A person who is a student in respect of whom—
a
a supplementary requirement has been determined under paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1987 or the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1988, paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1989 or paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1990; or
b
an allowance or, as the case may be, bursary has been granted which includes a sum under paragraph (1)(d) of regulation 6 of the Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1987 or, as the case may be, the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1988 in respect of expenses incurred; or
c
a payment has been made under section 2 of the Education Act 1962,
on account of his disability by reason of deafness.
2
A student to whom sub-paragraph (1) applies shall be treated as satisfying that sub-paragraph from the date on which he made a request for the supplementary requirement, allowance, bursary or payment, as the case may be, or 1st September 1990, whichever is later.
4
In paragraph 36 of Schedule 9 (income other than earnings to be disregarded) after the words “where a contribution assessed)” there shall be inserted the words “, regulation 66A(2) (treatment of student loans)”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security
(This note is not part of the Regulations)