Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 763
IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM
The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Made
11th March 2004
Laid before Parliament
18th March 2004
Coming into force
12th April 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 166(3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(a) of Schedule 8 to, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ( 1 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 12th April 2004.
Kind and levels of support for essential living needs
2. For the table at regulation 10(2) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 ( 2 ), substitute:
“ TABLE
Qualifying couple | £61.11 |
Lone parent aged 18 or over | £38.96 |
Single person aged 25 or over | £38.96 |
Single person aged at least 18 but under 25 | £30.84 |
Person aged at least 16 but under 18 (except a member of a qualifying couple) | £33.50 |
Person aged under 16 | £42.27 ” |
Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2003
3.The Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2003( 3 ) are hereby revoked.
Beverley Hughes
Minister of State
Home Office
11th March 2004