Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 1701

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) Regulations 2003

Made

8th July 2003

Laid before Parliament

11th July 2003

Coming into force In accordance with regulation 1(1)

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(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 12(1) and (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, commencement and interpretation

(a) for the purposes of this regulation, on 1st August 2003;

(b) for the purposes of regulations 2 and 3—

(i) in the case of a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2003 but before 1st September 2003, on the day the period of study begins;

(ii) in any other case, on 1st September 2003.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .

Disregards

2. —(1) In sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) below, for the sum “£265” there shall be substituted the sum “ £270 ” .

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) above (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) regulations 131(3) and 136(5) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

Calculation of grant income

3. —(1) In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below—

(a) for sub-paragraph (cc) there shall be substituted—

“ (cc) any grant paid under the Schedule to the Education (Assembly Learning Grant Scheme)(Wales) Regulations 2002 ; ”

(b) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following—

“ ; and

(e) any grant paid under regulation 15(7) of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2002 . ” .

(2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above (calculation of grant income) are—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) regulation 131(3A) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

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

Chris Pond

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Work and Pensions

footnote	commentary	related provisions	insert/omit
F1	Words in reg. 1(2) revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217) , reg. 1(1) , Sch. 1 (with regs. 2 , 3 , Sch. 3 , 4 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F2	Reg. 2(2) omitted (31.7.2003) by virtue of Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) (No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1914) , regs. 1(1)(a) , 3		omitted
F3	Reg. 2(3)(a) (b) revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217) , reg. 1(1) , Sch. 1 (with regs. 2 , 3 , Sch. 3 , 4 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F4	Reg. 3(2)(a) (b) revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217) , reg. 1(1) , Sch. 1 (with regs. 2 , 3 , Sch. 3 , 4 )	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
M1	1992 (c. 4); section 123(1)(e) was inserted and section 137 amended, with respect to council tax benefit, by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) , paragraphs 1 and 9. Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
M2	1995 (c. 18); section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
M3	See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) .
M4	See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; paragraph 67 of schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.
M5	S.I. 1987/1967 .
M6	S.I. 1996/207 .
M7	The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/1549 , S.I . 1999/1935, S.I. 2000/1922 , S.I . 2001/2319 and S.I. 2002/1589 .
M8	S.I. 2002/1857 (W.181) as amended by S.I. 2002/2814 (W.271).
M9	S.I. 2002/3200 .
M10	These paragraphs were initially inserted by S.I. 2001/2319 and amended by S.I. 2002/1589 and S.I. 2002/2207 .