The Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Amendment Regulations 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/485
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 31st March 1993.

(2) In these Regulations “the Subsidy Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Regulations 1991 .

Section 2 Amendment of the Schedule to the Subsidy Regulations

In the Schedule to the Subsidy Regulations (prescribed particulars relating to claims for Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit subsidy for the relevant year) after paragraph 23 there shall be added the following paragraphs—

(24)

(1) The total number of benefit weeks and of overrun weeks, if any, in the relevant year, in the case of—

(a) rent rebates;

(b) rent allowances; and

(c) community charge benefits,

respectively.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above “benefit week” shall have the same meaning as in the 1987 Regulations and “overrun week” shall have the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1993 .

(25)

(1) The average rent payable in respect of Category 1 dwellings and Category 2 dwellings respectively on the second relevant date and the third relevant date.

(2) The average rent payable by Category A tenants and Category B tenants respectively on the first relevant date and second relevant date.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1) and (2) above the expressions “Category A tenant”, “Category B tenant”, “Category 1 dwelling”, “Category 2 dwelling”, “first relevant date”, “second relevant date” and “third relevant date” shall have the same meanings as in article 6(5) of the Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1993.