The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1619
• Sections: 10

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (War Pension Disregards) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 3rd July 2007.

Section 2 War disablement pensions

The war disablement pensions that are prescribed for the purpose of sections 134(8)(a) and 139(6)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, are specified in Part 1 of the Schedule.

Section 3 War widow's pensions

The war widow's pensions that are prescribed for the purpose of sections 134(8)(a) and 139(6)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act, are specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.

Section 4 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “war widower's pension”; and

(b) in regulation 40 (calculation of income other than earnings), omit paragraphs (3), (4) and (4A).

Section 5 Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006

The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “war widower's pension”; and

(b) in regulation 30 (calculation of income other than earnings), omit paragraphs (3), (4) and (4A).

Section 6 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “war widower's pension”; and

(b) in regulation 33 (calculation of income other than earnings), omit paragraphs (10), (13) and (14).

Section 7 Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

The Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “war widower's pension”; and

(b) in regulation 23 (calculation of income other than earnings), omit paragraphs (10), (13) and (14).

Section 1

A war disablement pension is—

(a) any retired pay or pension or allowance payable in respect of disablement under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003; or

(b) a payment made under article 14(1)(b) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005.

Section 2

A war widow’s pension is—

(a) any pension or allowance payable to a woman as a widow under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the death or disablement of any person; or

(b) a payment made under article 21(1)(a) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005.

Section 3

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