These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) and the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814) (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 3(a) makes a minor amendment to the wording of sub-paragraph (3A)(a) of paragraph 20J of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 to clarify the date from which the condition for the award of carer premium shall be treated as satisfied.

Regulations 2(b), 3(c), 4(b) and 5(b) amend the capital disregard provisions of the principal Regulations that apply when ascertaining entitlement to those benefits so that the disregard of specified arrears and concessionary payments will apply for either 52 weeks or, where large payments are made to rectify an official error and are paid during the benefit award, for the remainder of that award (as defined) if that is a longer period. Regulation 2(b)(i) also makes a technical amendment to paragraph 7 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987.

Regulations 2(a), 3(b), 4(a) and 5(a) make amendments to the principal Regulations to provide that any payment made to a claimant in respect of the repayment of a student loan under regulation 11(2) of the Education (Teacher Student Loans) (Repayment etc) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2086) shall be disregarded in the calculation of income.

These Regulations do not impose a charge upon business.