The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) and Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2021

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2020/976 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 1031

Social Security

The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) and Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2021

Made

8th September 2021

Laid before Parliament

13th September 2021

Coming into force

31st October 2021

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B(1), (3), (4) and (4A), 140C(1) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1) (“the Administration Act”) and section 70(2) and (6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(2).

In accordance with section 189(8) of the Administration Act(3), the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Treasury.

In accordance with section 176(1)(b) of the Administration Act(4), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c. 5 (“the Administration Act”). Sections 140B, 140C and 140F were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52). Section 140B(1) was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) (“the Fraud Act”) . Section 140B(4) was substituted and section 140(4A) was inserted by section 10 of the Fraud Act. There are amendments to sections 140C and 189(1), (4), (5) and (6) which are not relevant to this Order. Section 189(7) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Fraud Act.

(2)

2000 c.19 (“the 2000 Act”). Section 70 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26).

(3)

Relevant amendments are made by paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21).

(4)

Section 176(1)(b) is amended by paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996.