Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 1688

The Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Amendment Order 1989

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1989 No. 1688

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

HOUSING, SCOTLAND

The Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Amendment Order 1989

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by section 28(10) of the Social Security Act 1986^[1] and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975^[2] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned^[3] , hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Amendment Order 1989 and shall come into force on 9th October 1989.Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1988

    2.    The Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1988^[4] shall be amended—
 (a) in article 1(2) (interpretation) by inserting after "rate rebate" the words "(or, in Scotland, community charge rebate)"^[5] ; and
 (b) in article 2 (permitted totals of benefit) by substituting for "(additional amount of benefit in exceptional circumstances)" the words "and regulation 57 of the Housing Benefit (Community Charge Rebates) (Scotland) Regulations 1988^[6] (increase of benefit paid in exceptional circumstances)" .

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Nicholas Scott

Minister of State,
Department of Social Security

8th September 1989

This Order amends the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1988 to take account of the replacement of rate rebates by community charge rebates in Scotland.

[1] (a) 1986 c. 50; section 28 was modified by the Housing Benefit (Social Security Act 1986 Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1483) ("the Modifications Regulations" ). back

[2] 1975 c. 14; section 166(3A) was inserted by section 62 of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act. back

[3] See section 61(7)(b) of the Social Security Act 1986. back

[4] S.I. 1988/471. back

[5] See section 28(1)(aa) of the Social Security Act 1986 inserted by regulation 4(a) of the Modifications Regulations. back

[6] S.I. 1988/1890, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. back