Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Grants (Application Forms) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 27th October 2008.

Amendment of the Housing Grants (Application Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

2. The Housing Grants (Application Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2003(2) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.

3. In Schedule 1-

(a) in parts D2 and D(A)2 of the form of the Application for Improvement Grant not relating to works for a disabled occupant, for "Income support" substitute-

• "Income support or income related employment and support allowance"; and

(b) in parts D13a and D(A)13a of the form of the Application for Improvement Grant not relating to works for a disabled occupant, for "Incapacity Benefit" substitute-

• "Incapacity Benefit or contributory employment and support allowance".

4. In Schedule 2-

(a) in part D2 of the form of the Application for Improvement Grant relating to works for a disabled occupant, for "Income support" substitute-

• "Income support or income related employment and support allowance"; and

(b) in part D13a of the form of the Application for Improvement Grant relating to works for a disabled occupant, for "Incapacity Benefit" substitute-

• "Incapacity Benefit or contributory employment and support allowance".

5. In Schedule 3-

(a) in parts D2 and D(A)2 of the form of the Application for Repairs Grant, for "Income support" substitute-

• "Income support or income related employment and support allowance"; and

(b) in parts D13a and D(A)13a of the form of the Application for Repairs Grant, for "Incapacity Benefit" substitute-

• "Incapacity Benefit or contributory employment and support allowance".

6. In Schedule 4-

(a) in parts D2 and D(A)2 of the form of the Application for Grant for a means of escape from fire in a house in multiple occupation, for "Income support" substitute-

• "Income support or income related employment and support allowance"; and

(b) in parts D13a and D(A)13a of the form of the Application for Grant for a means of escape from fire in a house in multiple occupation, for "Incapacity Benefit" substitute-

• "Incapacity Benefit or contributory employment and support allowance".

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the application forms for improvement grant not relating to works for a disabled occupant, for improvement grant relating to works for a disabled occupant, for repairs grant and for grant for a means of escape from fire in a house in multiple occupation in the Housing Grants (Application Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2003.

The application forms are amended to add income related employment and support allowance and contributory employment and support allowance to the lists of benefits in various parts of the forms (regulations 2 to 6).