The Social Security (Emergency Funds) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide that payments from the London Emergencies Trust (registered charity number 1172307 and company number 09928465) and the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund (registered charity number 1173260) (“the Charities”) are to be disregarded for certain social security purposes. The Charities will make payments to victims (and their dependants) of the terrorist attacks in London and Manchester in 2017.

Regulations 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 amend the following sets of Regulations to provide that payments from the Charities shall not be taken into account in the calculation of income or capital:

• the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967),

• the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207),

• the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1792),

• the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213),

• the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/214),

• the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/794), and

• the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376).

Regulation 5 amends the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3061) to provide that payments made by the Charities are not deducted in calculating the amount of a funeral payment.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no new impact on business or civil society organisations.