The Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1993

Amendment of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations

26.  In Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in paragraph 8 after sub-paragraph (b) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted—

“(c) any mobility allowance under section 37A of the Social Security Act 1975(1),”;

(b) after paragraph 43 the following paragraphs shall be added—

“44.   Any community charge benefit.

45.— (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where a claimant satisfies the conditions in section 131(3) and (6) of the Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (entitlement to the alternative maximum council tax benefit), the whole of his capital.

(2) Where in addition to satisfying the conditions in section 131(3) and (6) of the Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 the claimant also satisfies the conditions in section 131(4) and (5) of that Act (entitlement to the maximum council tax benefit), sub-paragraph (1) shall not have effect.”.

(1)

1975 c. 14. Section 37A was inserted by section 22(1) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60) andamended by the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49) Schedule 15 paragraph 64, section 3 of the Social SecurityAct 1979 (c. 18) and sections 71 and 86 of and Schedule 11 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50). The section wasrepealed by the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (c. 21).