The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/325
• Sections: 35

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 30, on 6th April 2003;

(b) for all other purposes, on 6th October 2003.

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Section 2 Housing Benefit Regulations

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Section 3 Interpretation

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Section 3A Modification of regulation 4

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Section 4 Modification of regulation 5

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Section 5 Persons from abroad

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Section 6 Applicable amounts

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Section 7 Amendment of regulation 19

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Section 8 Income and capital

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Section 9 Provisions which do not apply

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Section 10 Continuing payments where state pension credit claimed

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Section 11 Amendment of regulation 63

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Section 12 Council Tax Benefit Regulations

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Section 13 Interpretation

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Section 13A Modification of regulation 4

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Section 14 Persons from abroad

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Section 15 Applicable amounts

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Section 16 Amendment of regulation 11

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Section 17 Income and capital

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Section 18 Provisions which do not apply

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Section 19 Amendment of regulation 52

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Section 20 Continuing payments

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Section 21 Application of Schedule 2

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Section 22 Date on which change of circumstances takes effect

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Section 23 Time claims are made or treated as made

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Section 24 Notification of change of circumstances

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Section 25 Decisions

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Section 26 Amendments relating to recovery of overpaid housing benefit or excess council tax benefit

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Section 27 Minor amendments

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Section 28 Amendment of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001

In regulation 8 of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 (date from which a decision superseding an earlier decision takes effect)—

(a) in paragraph (2), for the words “in accordance with regulations 68 and 68A of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulations 59 and 59A of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”, substitute “in accordance with regulations 68, 68A or 68B of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulations 59, 59A or 59B of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”;

(b) in paragraph (3), after “68A”, insert “or 68B” and after “59A”, insert “or 59B”.

Section 29 Transitional provision

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Section 30 Claims made before 6th October 2003

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Section 31 Existing claimants

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Section 1

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Section 2

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