The Social Security (Non-Dependant Deductions) Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/2518
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Non-Dependant Deductions) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force —

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) for the purposes of regulation 4, on 6th April 1998.

(2) Regulation 4 of these Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant for either of the benefits mentioned in that regulation, from the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 6th April 1998 and for the purpose of this paragraph, “benefit week"shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 or, where appropriate, in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .

Section 2 Council Tax Benefit: changes in thresholds for, and amounts of, non-dependant deductions

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Section 3 Housing Benefit: changes in thresholds for, and amounts of, non-dependant deductions

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Section 4 Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance: changes in thresholds for, and amounts of, non-dependant deductions relating to housing costs

In both paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 and paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (thresholds for, and amounts of, non-dependant deductions relating to housing costs) —

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for head (a) there shall be substituted the following head —

(a) in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over who is engaged in any remunerative work, £39.00;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), after head (c) there shall be added the following heads —

(d) not less than £150.00 but less than £200.00, the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be £32.00;

(e) not less than £200.00 but less than £250.00, the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be £36.00