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Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 3074

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Children (Leaving Care) Social Security Benefits Regulations 2001

Made

10th September 2001

Laid before Parliament

10th September 2001

Coming into force

1st October 2001

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 6(3), (5), (6) and (7) of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this Instrument, which is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of the said section 6 , hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Leaving Care) Social Security Benefits Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st October 2001.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered section is to the section of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 bearing that number.

Entitlement to benefits

(a) falls within subsection (2)(a) or (b) of that section; and

(b) falls within a category of person prescribed in—

(i) provided the person is a lone parent, regulation 13(2)(a) (circumstances in which persons in relevant education may be entitled to income support) of; or

(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iii) paragraph 1, 2, 7, 8, ... 11, ... 24 or 25 of Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person) to,

the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (“the Income Support Regulations”).

(2) Section 6 shall not apply to a person who falls within subsection (2)(a) or (b) of that section who has not been looked after by a local authority for the purposes of paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989 on or after 1st October 2001.

(3) Where a person who falls within subsection (2)(a) or (b) of section 6 is residing in Scotland but is not supported by a local authority in England or Wales then, notwithstanding that he has been looked after by such a local authority for the purposes of paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act on or after 1st October 2001, section 6 shall not apply to that person provided that he ceased to be so looked after before 1st April 2004 .

(4) In paragraph (1)(b)(i) above, “lone parent” has the meaning it bears in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Ian McCartney

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

7th September 2001

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Children (Leaving Care) Social Security Benefits Regulations 2001.
The Children (Leaving Care) Social Security Benefits Regulations 2001 (2001/3074)

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footnotecommentarytransitional and savingsin force statusrelated provisionsgeo extentinsert/omitsource countin force adj
C1Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No.2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907) , regs. 1(2) , 16(2)(e)(iii) (with reg. 3 )
F1Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (27.10.2008) by Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No.2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554) , regs. 1(2)(b) , 70substituted
F2Word in reg. 2(1)(b)(i) added (30.12.2009) by The Income Support (Prescribed Categories of Person) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3152) , regs. 1 , 3(3)(a) (with reg. 3(7) )this amendment (text added) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.added
F3Reg. 2(1)(b)(ii) omitted (30.12.2009) by virtue of The Income Support (Prescribed Categories of Person) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3152) , regs. 1 , 3(3)(b) (with reg. 3(7) )this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F4Words in reg. 2(1)(b)(iii) omitted (30.12.2009) by virtue of The Income Support (Prescribed Categories of Person) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3152) , regs. 1 , 3(3)(c) (with reg. 3(7) )this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.omitted
F5Words in reg. 2(3) added (1.4.2004) by Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/565) , regs. 1(2)(a) , 12added
M12000 c. 35 .
M2See section 173(5)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) .
M3S.I. 1987/1967 ; Schedule 1B was inserted by Schedule 1 to S.I. 1996/206 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/2422 , 1999/3109, 2000/681, 2000/1922 and 2000/1981.
M41989 c. 41 .
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lone parentreg. 2.lone_paren_rtLr4vM
the Income Support Regulationsreg. 2.(“_prnOFwbc

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