The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 3rd July 2007.

War disablement pensions

2.  The war disablement pensions that are prescribed for the purpose of sections 134(8)(a) and 139(6)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, are specified in Part 1 of the Schedule.

War widow’s pensions

3.  The war widow’s pensions that are prescribed for the purpose of sections 134(8)(a) and 139(6)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act, are specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

4.  The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) shall be amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “war widower’s pension”; and

(b) in regulation 40 (calculation of income other than earnings), omit paragraphs (3), (4) and (4A).

Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006

5.  The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006(2) shall be amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “war widower’s pension”; and

(b) in regulation 30 (calculation of income other than earnings), omit paragraphs (3), (4) and (4A).

Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

6.  The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(3) shall be amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “war widower’s pension”; and

(b) in regulation 33 (calculation of income other than earnings), omit paragraphs (10), (13) and (14).

Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

7.  The Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(4) shall be amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “war widower’s pension”; and

(b) in regulation 23 (calculation of income other than earnings), omit paragraphs (10), (13) and (14).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

James Plaskitt

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

5th June 2007