2013 No. 2843 (W. 270)
Energy Conservation, Wales

The Home Energy Efficiency Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on the Secretary of State by section 15 of the Social Security Act 19901, which is now exercisable by them in relation to Wales2.

Title, commencement, application and interpretation1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Home Energy Efficiency Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 30 November 2013 and apply in relation to Wales.

(3)

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” (“y prif Reoliadau”) means the Home Energy Efficiency Schemes (Wales) Regulations 20113.

Amendment of the principal Regulations2.

The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)3.

Regulation 2 is amended as follows—

(1)

For the definition of “means-tested benefit” (“budd-daliad sy’n dibynnu ar prawf modd”) substitute—

““Means-tested benefit” (“budd-daliad sy’n dibynnu ar brawf modd”) means—

(a)

income support and housing benefit (each as defined in Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19924);

(b)

council tax reduction scheme (as defined in Local Government Finance Act 19925);

(c)

state pension credit (as defined in the State Pension Credit Act 20026);

(d)

working tax credit and child tax credit (each as defined in the Tax Credits Act 20027) provided that in each case the income of the applicant does not exceed the relevant income threshold;

(e)

income-related employment and support allowance (as defined in the Welfare Reform Act 20078); and

(f)

universal credit (as defined in the Welfare Reform Act 20129);”

(2)

In the definition of “private occupancy” (“meddiannaeth breifat”) omit “(including under shared equity arrangements)”.

Alun Davies
Minister for Natural Resources and Food, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Home Energy Efficiency Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/656 (W. 94)).

Regulation 3 amends the definition of “means-tested benefit” in accordance with amendments to social security benefits to include Universal Credit and council tax reductions, which replace the council tax benefit scheme. The definition of “private occupancy” is amended to allow those under shared equity arrangements to be included within the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme.