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These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
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(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987  shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 75  the following paragraph shall be added–“
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(1) Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
(a) welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000 ;
(b) housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 ,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)
										 “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.”.
(3) In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)–
(a) in paragraph 25  at the end there shall be added the words “
                    or, where that dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for as long as it is so occupied
                  ”;
(b) after paragraph 65  the following paragraph shall be added–“
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(1) Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
(a) welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;
(b) housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)
												 “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.”.
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(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996  shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 71  the following paragraph shall be added–“
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(1) Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
(a) welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;
(b) housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)
										 “local authority” means–
(a) in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(b) in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;
(c) in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 .”.
(3) In Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded)–
(a) in paragraph 5 at the end there shall be added the words “
                    or, where that dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for as long as it is so occupied
                  ”;
(b) after paragraph 58  the following paragraph shall be added–“
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(1) Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
(a) welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;
(b) housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)
												 “local authority” means–
(a) in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(b) in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;
(c) in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.”.
(4) In the regulations and Schedules specified in paragraph (5) below, for the words  “invalid care allowance” wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words “
                carer’s allowance
              ” preceded, where appropriate, by  “a” instead of  “an”.
(5) The regulations and Schedules referred to in paragraph (4) above are regulations 46, 48, 51 , 121, 150 and 153 and Schedule A1 , Parts III to IVB of Schedule 1 , Schedule 6  and Schedule 6A .
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(1) The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987  shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 74  the following paragraph shall be added–“
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(1) Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
(a) welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;
(b) housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)  “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.”.
(3) After paragraph 67  of Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded) the following paragraph shall be added–“
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(1) Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
(a) welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;
(b) housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)  “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.”.
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(1) The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992  shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)–
(a) after paragraph 4A  the following paragraph shall be added–“
4B 
Where the claimant, or the person who was the partner of the claimant on 31st March 2003, was entitled on that date to income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance but ceased to be so entitled on or before 5th April 2003 by virtue only of regulation 13 of the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1999 , the whole of his income.”.
(b) after paragraph 73  the following paragraph shall be added–“
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(1) Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
(a) welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;
(b) housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)  “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.”.
(3) After paragraph 67  of Schedule 5 (capital to be disregarded) the following paragraph shall be added–“
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(1) Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
(a) welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;
(b) housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)  “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.”.
 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Malcolm Wicks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
5th March 2003