The Income-related Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/2793
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into force on 1st June 1998.

(2) In so far as these Regulations amend provisions relating to disability working allowance or family credit they shall come into force on 2nd June 1998 and in relation to any particular claimant they shall have effect, where that claimant has an award of either of those benefits—

(a) which expires on 1st June 1998, on 2nd June 1998; or

(b) which expires after 1st June 1998, on the day following the expiration of that award.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) above “claimant” means a person claiming the benefit concerned.

Section 2 Common amendments

(1) In each of the regulations specified in paragraph (2) below (maximum deductions from income in respect of child care charges), for the words “£60 per week” there shall be substituted the words “whichever of the sums specified in paragraph (1A) below applies in his case”.

(2) The specified regulations to which paragraph (1) above refers are—

(a) regulation 13(1)(c) of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 ;

(b) regulation 15(1)(c) of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 ;

(c) regulation 13(1)(c) of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 ;

(d) regulation 21(1)(c) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 .

(3) After paragraph (1) of each of the regulations specified in paragraph (2) above the following paragraph shall be inserted—

(1A) The maximum deduction to which paragraph (1)(c) above refers shall be—

(a) where the claimant’s family includes only one child in respect of whom relevant child care charges are paid, £60 per week;

(b) where the claimant’s family includes more than one child in respect of whom relevant child care charges are paid, £100 per week.

(4) In the definition of “relevant child care charges” in each of the regulations specified in paragraph (5) below (treatment of child care charges) for the words “eleventh birthday” each time they appear there shall be substituted the words “twelfth birthday”.

(5) The regulations to which paragraph (4) above refers are—

(a) regulation 13A(2) of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992;

(b) regulation 15A(2) of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991;

(c) regulation 13A(2) of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987; and

(d) regulation 21A(2) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987.