Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 30

The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1993

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1993 No. 30

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1993

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 135(1), 137(1) and 175(1) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^[2], hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 2nd February 1993.

Amendment of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations
    2.    In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 (eligible housing costs) to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987^[3]—
 (a) in sub-paragraph (b) after the words "as the home" there shall be inserted the words—
", including interest on a loan for any service charge imposed to meet the cost of such repairs and improvements;" ;

 (b) sub-paragraph (h) shall be omitted.

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

Alistair Burt

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security

12th January 1993

These Regulations further amend paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, so as to include amongst the eligible housing costs for the purpose of income support interest on loans acquired to meet any service charge in respect of repairs or improvements to a dwelling occupied as a home and to omit sub-paragraph (h), which provided for certain payments analogous to those specified elsewhere in paragraph 1 to qualify as eligible housing costs.

[1] 1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word "prescribed". back

[2] See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 172(1) and 173(1)(b). back

[3] S.I. 1987/1967; paragraph 1 was amended by S.I. 1988/663, 1445 and 2022. back