The Tax Credits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/19
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 30th January 2001.

(2) In these Regulations—

“award periods” means award periods of disabled person’s tax credit or, as the case may be, working families' tax credit;

“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations ” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations1991 ;

“the Family Credit Regulations ” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 .

Section 2 Amendments to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and the Family Credit Regulations

Amend the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and the Family Credit Regulations as follows.

Section 3 Income to be disregarded

(1) Amend Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (“Schedule 3”) and Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations (“Schedule 2”) as follows.

(2) Add as paragraph 68 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 70 of Schedule 2 the following paragraph—

£15 of any—

(a) widowed mother’s allowance paid pursuant to section 37 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(b) widowed parent’s allowance paid pursuant to section 39A of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

(3) This regulation shall have effect in relation to award periods commencing on or after 10th April 2001.

Section 4 Capital to be disregarded

(1) Amend Schedule 4 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (“Schedule 4”) and Schedule 3 to the Family Credit Regulations (“Schedule 3”) as follows.

(2) Add as paragraph 64 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 65 of Schedule 3 the following paragraph—

Any payment of £10,000 made by the Secretary of State to the claimant as a person who was held prisoner by the Japanese during World War Two or as the spouse of such a person.

(3) This regulation shall have effect in relation to award periods commencing on or after 30th January 2001.