Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd April 2001.

(2) These Regulations extend to England only.

Amendments

2.  The form set out in the Schedule to the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) Regulations 1996(3) is amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations.

Application

3.  The amendments made by these Regulations shall not have effect in relation to applications for grant made before the date on which these Regulations come into force.

Regulation 2

SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS TO THE FORM ENTITLED “OWNER-OCCUPIER'S AND TENANT'S APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSING RENEWAL GRANTS”

1.  In question 3.31, insert in the appropriate place—

“

”.

2.  In question 3.34, for “and 90B”, substitute “, 90B and 90C”.

3.  After question 3.34, insert—

“

”

4.  In question 3.38, insert—

“

”

5.  In note 59, after the words “child benefit purposes”, insert “, or who is in the care of a local authority and has been placed with you by the authority”.

6.  In note 85, after “(provision of financial assistance to students)”, insert—

“;

• a grant for school meals for dependent children, or for meals for dependent children aged 3 or 4, paid by virtue of regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998”(4).

7.  After note 86C, insert—

“86D.  You must include any payment from access funds intended to enable you as a student to meet ordinary living expenses—the cost of food, household fuel, rent, clothing, and footwear—water charges or the Council Tax. Access fund payments for these purposes are disregarded to the extent of £20 per week, but should be included in any case. You need not include any access fund payments that were for other purposes.”.

8.  After note 90B, insert—

“90C.  Please do not include—

• any lump sum payment of subsistence allowance payable in respect of participation in an employment zone programme;

• any payment in connection with a scheme to reduce under-occupation, made under regulation 11 of the Social Security (Payments to Reduce Under-occupation) Regulations 2000.(5)

90D.  Where an ex gratia payment of £10,000 has been made by the Secretary of State on or after 1 February 2001 in consequence of the imprisonment or internment by the Japanese in the Second World War of (a) you, (b) your partner, (c) a deceased spouse of yours, or (d) a deceased spouse of your partner, that sum will be disregarded as capital”.(6)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Form set out in the Schedule to the Housing Renewal Grants (Prescribed Form and Particulars) Regulations 1996, to be used by owner-occupiers and tenants when applying for housing renewal grants under Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

The amendments are consequential on those being made by the Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/739) to the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2890).