The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 2003
These Regulations amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) (“the Housing Benefit Regulations”), the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1664) and the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2734) (“the 1999 Regulations”). The amendments made to S.I. 1987/1971 and S.I. 1995/1664 by the 1999 Regulations cease to have effect in April 2003. These Regulations clarify from April 2003 what information must be sent to rent officers in connection with claims for housing benefit, and which service charges payable by a claimant can be met by housing benefit, following the introduction of payments for welfare services pursuant to section 93 of the Local Government Act 2000 and section 91 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.