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Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 22). -

Adoption: 2016-05-12 | GBR-2016-L-104763

An Act to make provision for and in connection with the licensing of houses in multiple occupation.

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Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Act 2015 (2015 c. 34). -

Adoption: 2015-11-25 | GBR-2015-L-101871

An Act to make provision in connection with social security and child support maintenance in Northern Ireland; to make provision in connection with arrangements under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950; and for connected purposes.

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Regulation of Care Act 2013 (Act No. 10 of 2013). -

Adoption: 2013-10-15 | GBR-2013-L-98079

An Act to regulate care services and social care workers; to repeal certain Acts and provisions of certain Acts concerned with those matters; to amend the Children and Young Persons Act 2001 to provide for a Departmental fostering service; and for connected purposes.

The Nurses and Midwives Act 1947 and the Nursing and Residential Homes Act 1988 are repealed.

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The National Health Service (Revision of NHS Constitution—Principles) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013 No. 317). -

Adoption: 2013-04-01 | GBR-2013-R-107912

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Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). -

Adoption: 2012-03-08 | GBR-2012-L-92507

An Act to make provision for universal credit and personal independence payment; to make other provision about social security and tax credits; to make provision about the functions of the registration service, child support maintenance and the use of jobcentres; to establish the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission and otherwise amend the Child Poverty Act 2010; and for connected purposes.

Also makes a number of amendments to a number of other Acts the details of which are included in the Schedule.

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Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (2010 c. 13). -

Adoption: 2010-08-13 | GBR-2010-L-101615

An Act to amend the law relating to social security; to amend the law relating to child support; and for connected purposes.

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Welfare Reform Act 2009 c.24. -

Adoption: 2009-11-12 | GBR-2009-L-83083

An Act to amend the law relating to social security; to make provision enabling disabled people to be given greater control over the way in which certain public services are provided for them; to amend the law relating to child support; to make provision about the registration of births; and for connected purposes.

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Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007 (L.9/2007).

Adoption: 2008-01-28 | GBR-2008-L-79384

Establishes a benefits scheme for households with low income, and makes minor amendments to the Invalid Care and Disability Allowances (Jersey) Law 1978.

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Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004. -

Adoption: 2004-07-22 | GBR-2004-L-67841

Amends Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 and Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000. Provides for duties of local authorities and health bodies to inform carers of right to assessment.

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Age-related Payments Act, 2004. -

Adoption: 2004-07-08 | GBR-2004-L-67839

Provides for payments by the Secretary of State to persons over the age of 70. Payment shall amount to either £100 or £50. Sets out conditions for receiving such payments.

United Kingdom - Social assistance and services - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Housing Assistance (Guarantee) Ordinance, 2003 (No. 21 of 2003).

Adoption: 2003-11-07 | Date of entry into force: 2003-11-19 | GBR-2003-R-66193

Provides for guarantee to be made in respect of Housing Assistance Loan in specified circumstances. Regulates enforcement of guarantee, postponement of sale during life of surviving borrower, option to purchase, and value of property.

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Social Insurance (Contributions) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (No. 34 of 2001).

Adoption: 2001-04-19 | GBR-2001-R-59099

Made under the Social Security (Insurance) Ordinance. Amends Social Insurance (Contributions) Regulations, inter alia, with regard to voluntary contributors, contribution schedules as respects self-employed persons, payment of contributions, assessments of contributions owing, and methods of payment of arrears.

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Social Welfare Act (Act 15 of 1999) (Cap. 18.03). -

Adoption: 2000-01-15 | GBR-2000-L-100238

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Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 2781).

Adoption: 1999-10-07 | Date of entry into force: 1999-11-01 | GBR-1999-R-54866

Amends the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1724) by substituting a list of weather stations and applicable postcode districts in Schedule 1 with a new list.

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Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1999 (No. 2734).

Adoption: 1999-09-30 | GBR-1999-R-54865

Makes various administrative amendments to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971), the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1644), the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/852), and the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (1997/1974).

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Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) (Amendment) Order 1998 (No. 566).

Adoption: 1998-03-05 | Date of entry into force: 1998-03-31 | GBR-1998-R-54388

Amends the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/77). Sets out the basis for calculating the permitted totals of rebates or allowances for the years 1996/1997 and following for authorities granting rebates or allowances under Part VIII of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. Limits the amount by which the housing benefit payments may be increased on the exercise of the discretions provided by the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) and to war pensioners and widows through modified schemes.

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Housing Benefit (Recovery of Overpayments) (No. 20) Regulations 1997 (No. 2619).

Adoption: 1997-10-30 | Date of entry into force: 1997-11-03 | GBR-1997-R-54362

Implements provisions of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 in relation to the recovery of overpayments of housing benefit and correct an error in the Housing Benefit (Recovery of Overpayments) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/2435).

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Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (No. 2434).

Adoption: 1997-10-08 | Date of entry into force: 1997-11-03 | GBR-1997-R-54357

Amends the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (No. 1971) and the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (No. 1814) by requiring local authorities to inform landlords to whom direct payments of benefit are made of their duty to report changes of circumstances which might affect the claimant's entitlement to benefit. Also introduces a requirement that direct payments may be made to landlords only where the landlord is a fit and proper person to be the recipient of such payments or a local authority is nonetheless satisfied that it is in the claimant's interest to do so. Also establishes the conditions under which housing benefit may be suspended.

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Housing Benefit (Information from Landlords and Agents) Regulations 1997 (No. 2436).

Adoption: 1997-10-08 | Date of entry into force: 1997-11-03 | GBR-1997-R-54359

Implements provisions of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997. Gives local authorities administering housing benefit and any person exercising such functions for them a power to require certain landlords and their agents to provide information as to their interests in residential property, including that of any associated bodies. Provides for the time and method in which that information is to be provided. Sets penalties for the failure to provide required information.

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Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1997 (No. 1974).

Adoption: 1997-08-08 | Date of entry into force: 1997-08-18 | GBR-1997-R-54345

Further amends the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) so as to make service charges for general counselling and support eligible for housing benefit where the claimant occupies supported accommodation.

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Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1997 (No. 1975).

Adoption: 1997-08-08 | Date of entry into force: 1997-10-05 | GBR-1997-R-54346

Amends the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/852) so as to omit amendments to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) which would have had the effect from 6 October 1997 of further restricting the maximum rent on which housing benefit may be paid in the case of single claimants aged 25 but under 60 and to provide with respect to cases to whom the amending Regulations are not to apply.

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Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1997 (No. 584).

Adoption: 1997-03-04 | Date of entry into force: 1997-04-07 | GBR-1997-R-54840

Amends the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) by providing that for the purpose of calculating the eligible rent of a student during the period of his study, the prescribed deductions shall not apply to a student who is on an income-based jobseeker's allowance.

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Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (No. 367).

Adoption: 1997-02-14 | Date of entry into force: 1997-03-13 | GBR-1997-R-54826

Amends the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996. Prescribes the meaning of "an employment programme" for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act 1995 relating to the circumstances in which a jobseeker's allowance is not payable to a person even though he satisfies the conditions of entitlement. Adds a new programme to the list of programmes in the Regulations.

United Kingdom - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Chapter 53).

Adoption: 1996-07-24 | GBR-1996-L-54787

Provides for grants and other assistance for housing purposes and regulates unfit housing. Amends the law relating to unfit housing. Provides grants and other assistance for regeneration and development. Amends the law relating to construction contracts and architects. Establishes eligibility and application procedures for renovation, common parts, disabled facilities, and HMO grants. Sets grant payment procedures, grant conditions and repayment provisions.

United Kingdom - Social assistance and services - Law, Act

Housing Act 1996 (Chapter 52).

Adoption: 1996-07-24 | GBR-1996-L-54794

Makes provisions relating to housing, including the social rented sector, houses in multiple occupation, landlord and tenant matters, the administration of housing benefit, the conduct of tenants, the allocation of housing accommodation by local housing authorities and homelessness and for related purposes.

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Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 1923 of 1996) (N.I. 19).

Adoption: 1996-07-23 | GBR-1996-R-44656

Amends the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 to enable the Department of Health and Social Services to make payments to persons in respect of their securing the provision of personal social services.

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Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 965 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-03-28 | Date of entry into force: 1996-10-07 | GBR-1996-R-43398

Amends Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I.1987/1971). Inter alia, creates a new maximum rent in the case of certain single claimants who are under 25 years of age, and makes provision for local authorities to refer applications for a rent allowance by young individuals to rent officers and to inform them that the application is from a young individual.

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Social Security Benefits (Maintenance Payments and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 940 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-03-27 | Date of entry into force: 1996-04-19 | GBR-1996-R-43397

Provides definitions of certain terms for the purposes of section 74A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and provides that where the Secretary of State is collecting maintenance payments on behalf of a person who is claiming certain social security benefits, the Secretary may disregard those maintenance payments for the purposes of calculating the claimant's benefit entitlement.

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Income Support (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 909 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-03-25 | Date of entry into force: 1996-04-21 | GBR-1996-R-43400

Amends Schedule 3 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) with respect to standard rate of interest applicable to a loan which qualifies for income support.

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Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996 (No. 677 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-03-07 | Date of entry into force: 1996-04-01 | GBR-1996-R-43388

Sets out the basis for calculating the permitted totals of rebates or allowances for the year 1996/1997 for authorities granting such under Part VIII of the Social Security Administration Act. Also limits the amount by which the housing benefit payments may be increased in the exercise of the discretions provided by the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987.

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Council Tax Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 678 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-03-07 | Date of entry into force: 1996-04-01 | GBR-1996-R-43401

Sets out the basis for calculating the permitted total of council tax benefit for any year for authorities granting such benefit under Part VIII of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

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Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 414 (S. 30) of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-02-18 | Date of entry into force: 1996-04-01 | GBR-1996-R-43407

Makes numerous amendments to the Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 1987. Inter alia, alters the position of women retiring at 60 with less than 25 years' service so that they will no longer be obliged to take their pension at that age but, like men, may elect to do so (s. 3). S. 4 removes an inequality which stipulates under certain conditions a reduction of a man's pension but not of a woman's.

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Housing Benefit, Supply of Information and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (No. 194 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-02-01 | Date of entry into force: 1996-04-01 | GBR-1996-R-43223

Further amends Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987, the Housing Benefit (Supply of Information) Regulations 1988 and the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992. Makes and further amends provisions relating to maximum benefit in cases where housing benefit or council tax benefit was payable, by providing for a further, extended, payment of benefit in prescribed circumstances and makes provision for the effect of such payments on any further grant of benefit.

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Income Support (General) (Jobseeker's Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 206 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-02-01 | Date of entry into force: 1996-10-07 | GBR-1996-R-43226

Consequential to the Jobseekers Act 1995, it is no longer a condition of entitlement to income support that a claimant be available for and actively seeking employment. The text thus revokes all provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) which stipulate that a claimant be available for and actively seeking employment. Also makes numerous other technical amendments.

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Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 3320 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 1996-01-21 | GBR-1995-R-42884

Amends Schedule 3 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), setting the interest rate for loans which qualify as income support at 8 per cent.

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Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 2620 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-10-06 | Date of entry into force: 1995-11-01 | GBR-1995-R-41970

Amends the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988 No. 1724) by increasing with effect from 1 November 1995 the prescribed amount payable. Also amends Schedule 1 to the Regulations making changes to the areas linked to national climatological message stations by way of Post Office postcodes.

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Income Support (General) Amendment and Transitional Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 2287 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-08-31 | Date of entry into force: 1995-10-02 | GBR-1995-R-41466

Amends the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) with respect to the standard rate of interest applicable to a loan which qualifies for income support. Also provides for certain expensese to continue to qualify as housing costs for awards of income support.

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The Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 1954 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-07-25 | Date of entry into force: 1996-01-02 | GBR-1995-R-41452

Sets out the basis for calculating the permitted total of rent rebates or rent allowances for the year 1995/1996 for authorities granting housing benefit under Part VIII of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and limits the amount by which the housing benefit payments may be increased on the exercise of the discretions provided by regulation 61 (2) and (3) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987.

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Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 1644 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 1996-01-02 | GBR-1995-R-41458

Amends provisions in the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) relating to maximum eligible rent in cases where housing benefit is payable, including conferring a discretion on local authorities to pay a lesser sum in appropriate cases (regulations 3,4 & 5). Also requires local authorities to make certain requests for determinations and redeterminations from rent officers and provide for their consequences (regulations 6&8). Adds a discretion to pay more benefit than would otherwise be payable by reason of these Regulations (regulation 7). In addition, makes provisions relating to claimants whose entitlement commenced before Regulations came into force (regulation 10) and extends protection to partners of such claimants.

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Social Security (Income Support and Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 1613 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-06-26 | Date of entry into force: 1995-10-02 | GBR-1995-R-41460

Makes changes in the way housing costs are calculated for income support purposes. The major changes (all to Schedule 3 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (No. 1967)) are: a standard rate of interest applies to all loans which qualify as housing costs; housing costs are divided into existing housing costs and new housing costs; in the case of existing housing costs, these costs are met in full after the claimant has been entitled to income support for 26 weeks or more; in the case of new housing costs, they are met when the claimant has been entitled to income support for a continuous period of 39 weeks.

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Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (No. 560 of 1995)

Adoption: 1995-03-06 | GBR-1995-R-40093

Inter alia, inserts the definition of voluntary organisation and additionally substitutes all references to voluntary bodies with voluntary organisations; makes provisions regarding recognisable cycle of work in respect of school and other ancilliary workers; makes provisions regarding prisoners on temporary release; expands the definition of child care charges and makes provisions regarding withholding benefits.

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Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (No. 511 of 1995)

Adoption: 1995-03-01 | Date of entry into force: 1995-03-06 | GBR-1995-R-40678

Amends the provisions relating to the date on which change of circumstances is to take effect in respect of income received in arrears, and makes transitional provisions.

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Social Security (Adjudication) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2686 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-10-18 | Date of entry into force: 1994-11-14 | GBR-1994-R-38386

Amends regulation 64 of the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1986 to provide that where a question arises as to what housing costs are to be included in a claimant's applicable amount and those costs cannot be immediately determined, an adjudication officer shall proceed to determine a claim or question on the assumption that the housing costs to be determined in a claimant's applicable amount are those that can be immediately determined. Adds the question as to whether severe disability premium is to be included in a claimant's applicable amount to the list of questions in paragraph (3) of regulation 64. Specifies that these Regulations do not impose a charge on business.

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Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2137 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-08-12 | Date of entry into force: 1994-10-03 | GBR-1994-R-37927

Amends, inter alia, the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 and the Housing Benefit (Supply of Information) Regulations 1988 by amending the definition of "employed earner" to include a person in receipt of certain payments under Northern Ireland legislation, and by providing for the deduction of certain contributions under that legislation for the purpose of calculating net earnings. Also amends the definition of "person affected" and references to statutory provisions concerning invalidity pension and retirement pension with respect to the calculation of a person's applicable amount.

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Council Tax Benefit (Permitted Total) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 2138 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-08-12 | Date of entry into force: 1994-10-03 | GBR-1994-R-37928

Sets out the basis for calculating the permitted total of council tax benefit for any year for authorities granting such benefit under Part VIII of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and limits the amount by which council tax benefit payments may be increased on account of payments to claimants whose circumstances are exceptional.

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Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2139 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-08-12 | GBR-1994-R-37929

Amends the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991, the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 and the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 in, inter alia, the following respects: (1) treating persons as not being engaged in remunerative work, when they receive payments from certain organizations for providing temporary accommodation and care to a person not normally a member of his household, or when they are in receipt of a training allowance while in a scheme of training or instruction; (2) provisions concerning the period over which the weekly earnings of employed and self-employed earners are to be calculated and; (3) excluding payment made to a claimant by certain organizations for providing temporary accommodation and care to a person not normally a member of his household from consideration as earnings.

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Housing Benefit (Supply of Information) and Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1925 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-07-18 | Date of entry into force: 1994-09-01 | GBR-1994-R-37709

Amends the categories of information which the Secretary of State may supply to local authorities, to include information required for certain purposes in relation to overpayments of, and offences relating to, housing benefit and council tax benefits and amends the categories of information which local authorities are to supply to the Secretary of State, to include information required for certain purposes in relation to overpayments of and offences relating to social security benefits. Also amends the definitions of "claimant" and "family".

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Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1003 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-03-31 | Date of entry into force: 1994-05-01 | GBR-1994-R-36551

Provides that service charges for general counselling and support are eligible payments for Housing Benefit only where either the services are related to the provision of adequate accommodation or where the claimant's landlord or the landlord's employee spends the majority of the time, during which he provides services, in the provision of eligible services.

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Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1004 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-03-31 | Date of entry into force: 1994-05-02 | GBR-1994-R-36552

Amends the provisions in Schedule 3 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 which relate to housing costs. Inserts a new paragraph 5A in Schedule 3 providing that payments made on loans taken out while the claimant or a member of his family is entitled to income support will not be met.

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Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Subsidy) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 781 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-03-15 | Date of entry into force: 1994-04-11 | GBR-1994-R-36523

Specifies the particulars which are required to be provided by an authority to the Secretary of State on the making of claims for housing benefit subsidy and council tax benefit subsidy, the time within which claims for subsidy are to be made, the conditions as to audit of claims and information and records to be produced to the Secretary and the authority's auditor in support of such claims.