http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2402

SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the Income Support Regulations

Regulation 2

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In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) M1—

a

after the definition of “board and lodging accommodation” there shall be inserted—

“child tax credit” means a child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;

b

after the definition of “welfare to work beneficiary” there shall be inserted—

“working tax credit” means a working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;

c

the definitions of “disabled person’s tax credit” and “working families’ tax credit” shall be omitted.

2

In regulation 14 M2 (persons of a prescribed description) after paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—

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A person of a prescribed description for the purposes of section 137(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act as it applies to income support (definition of family) includes a child or young person in respect of whom section 145A M3 of that Act applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under section 145A(1) of that Act.

3

In regulation 15(1) M4 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another) at the end there shall be added “ and this includes a child or young person to whom paragraph (3) of regulation 14 applies. ”.

4

In regulation 31 M5 (date on which income is treated as paid) for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted—

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Where an award of working tax credit or child tax credit does not commence on the first day of a benefit week, it shall be treated as paid on the first day of the benefit week that follows the date of the award.

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SCHEDULE 2Amendments to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

Regulation 3

1

In regulation 1(3) (interpretation) M6—

a

after the definition of “board and lodging accommodation” there shall be inserted—

“child tax credit” means a child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;

b

after the definition of “welfare to work beneficiary” there shall be inserted—

“working tax credit” means a working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;

and

c

the definitions of “disabled person’s tax credit” and “working families’ tax credit” shall be omitted.

2

In regulation 76 M7 (persons of a prescribed description) after paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—

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A person of a prescribed description for the purposes of the definition of “family” in section 35(1) of the Act includes a child or young person in respect of whom section 145A of the Benefits Act applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under section 145A(1) of that Act.

3

In regulation 77(1) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another) at the end there shall be added “ and this includes a child or young person to whom paragraph (3) of regulation 76 applies. ”.

4

For regulation 96(3) M8 (date on which income is treated as paid) there shall be substituted—

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Where an award of working tax credit or child tax credit does not commence on the first day of a benefit week, it shall be treated as paid on the first day of the benefit week that follows the date of the award.