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Appendix 2: Abbreviations used in the notes

Art(s) Article(s)
EWCA England and Wales Court of Appeal
EWHC England and Wales High Court
HLR Housing Law Reports
para(s) paragraph(s)
QBD Queen’s Bench Division
r(r) rule(s)
reg(s) regulation(s)
s(s) section(s)
Sch(s) Schedule(s)

Acts of Parliament

Most Acts are available at www.legislation.gov.uk.

AC(S)A 2007 Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007
C(S)A 1995 Children (Scotland) Act 1995
CSPSSA 2000 Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000
E(S)A 1980 Education (Scotland) Act 1980
IAA 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
IT(TOI)A 2005 Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005
JSA 1995 Jobseekers Act 1995
NHSCCA 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990
NHS(S)A 1978 National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978
SPCA 2002 State Pension Credit Act 2002
SSA 1998 Social Security Act 1998
SSCBA 1992 Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
SW(S)A 1968 Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
TCA 2002 Tax Credits Act 2002
WRA 2007 Welfare Reform Act 2007

Regulations

Most Regulations are available at www.legislation.gov.uk. Each set of Regulations has a statutory instrument (SI) number and a date.

ASPP(G)Regs The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (General) Regulations 2010 No.1056
ASSA(S)Regs The Adoption Support Services and Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2009 No.152
CB Regs The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006 No.223
CB&GA(DA) Regs The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2003 No.916
C(LC)SSB Regs The Children (Leaving Care) Social Security Benefits Regulations 2001 No.3074
C(LC)SSB(S) Regs The Children (Leaving Care) Social Security Benefits (Scotland) Regulations 2004 No.747
CTB Regs The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 No.215
CTB(SPC) Regs The Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 No.216
CTC Regs The Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 No.2007
DFA Regs The Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 No.1167
ESA Regs The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 No.794
GA(Gen) Regs The Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003 No.495
HB Regs The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 No.213
HB&CTB(DA) Regs The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 No.1002
HB(SPC) Regs The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 No.214
HSS&WF(A) Regs The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 No.3262
IS Regs The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 No.1967
JSA Regs The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 No.207
LAC(S) Regs The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009 No.210
NHS(CDA)(S) Regs The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 No.37
NHS(TERC)(S) Regs The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2003 No.460
SAYPLC(S) Regs The Support and Assistance of Young People Leaving Care (Scotland) Regulations 2003 No.608
SFM&FE Regs The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 No.3061
SPC Regs The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 No.1792
SPPSAP(G) Regs The Statutory Paternity and Statutory Adoption Pay (General) Regulations 2002 No.2822
SSB(CE) Regs The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996 No.2745
SS(C&P) Regs The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 No.1968
SS(CCPC) Regs The Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2010 No.19
SS&CS(DA) Regs The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 No.991
SS(DLA) Regs The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 No.2890
SS(ICA) Regs The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 No.409
SS(IFW) Regs The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 No.311
SS(PAOR) Regs The Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 No.664
SS(WTCCTC)(CA) Regs The Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit)(Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2003 No.455
TC(A)(No.2) Regs The Tax Credits (Appeals) (No.2) Regulations 2002 No.3196
TCA(No.3)O The Tax Credits Act 2002 (Commencement No.3 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2003 No.938
TC(DCI) Regs The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002 No.2006
TC(Imm) Regs The Tax Credits (Immigration) Regulations 2003 No.653
TC(ITDR) Regs The Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002 No.2008
TC(R) Regs The Tax Credits (Residence) Regulations 2003 No.654
WTC (EMR) Regs The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 No.2005

Other abbreviations

BIM Business Income Manual
CBTM Child Benefit Technical Manual
DMG Decision Makers Guide
GM The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Guidance Manual
SF Dir/SFI Dir Direction(s) on the discretionary social fund
SFG The Social Fund Guide
TCTM Tax Credits Technical Manual

References like CIS/142/1990 and R(IS) 1/07 are references to commissioners’ decisions.

References like Wirral MBC v AH and SSWP(HB) [2010] UKUT 208 (AAC) are references to decisions of the Upper Tribunal.