Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 2207
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) (No. 2) Regulations 2002
Made
23rd August 2002
Laid before Parliament
29th August 2002
Coming into force
2nd September 2002
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 12(4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf after consultation, in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it , hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
Calculation of grant income
2. —(1) For sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) below, there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“ (a) any grant of £255 for an only or eldest dependant child payable under regulation 15(1)(c) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2002 ; ” .
(2) In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) below, for the sum “£500” there shall be substituted the sum “ £510 ” .
(3) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) above (which relate to the calculation of grant income) are—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) regulation 62(2B) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;
(d) regulation 131(3A) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Nick Brown
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
23rd August 2002