The Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Council Tax Benefit Regulations

5.  In Schedule 5 to the Council Tax Benefit Regulations (capital to be disregarded)—(1);

(a) in paragraph 34 the following words shall be added at the end —

“, including any amount of housing benefit to which a person is entitled by virtue of regulation 7B of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (entitlement of a refugee to housing benefit) but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date that such an amount is received pursuant to that regulation.”;

(b) the following paragraphs shall be added at the end —

“50.   Any amount of council tax benefit to which a person is entitled by virtue of regulation 4D above (entitlement of a refugee to council tax benefit) but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date that such an amount is received pursuant to that regulation.

51.   Any amount of income support to which a person is entitled by virtue of regulation 21ZA of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (treatment of refugees) but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date that such an amount is received pursuant to that regulation.”.

(1)

Paragraph 49 was added by S.I. 1996/1510.