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Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
9th September 1996
Laid before Parliament
16th September 1996
Coming into force
7th October 1996
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 134(12) and 189(1) and (3) to (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(2), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 7th October 1996.
2. In article 4 of the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996(3) (increase above maximum rent) in paragraph (1) for "100.9%" there shall be substituted "101.08%".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Alistair Burt
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
9th September 1996
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/677). It increases the total amount which local authorities may in the year commencing 1st April 1996 pay by way of housing benefit in the exercise of their discretion under regulation 61(3) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971).
This Order does not impose a charge on business.
