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Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 1807

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2005

Made

4th July 2005

Laid before Parliament

8th July 2005

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 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) and (4) 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

(2)Regulation 2 shall come into force—

(a) in the case of a person whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2005 but before 1st September 2005, on the day the period of study begins; and

(b) in any other case, on 1st September 2005.

(3) In these Regulations—

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“ the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;

“ the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 ;

“ the 2003 Regulations ” means the Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2003 ;

“ period of study ” for the purposes of paragraph (2) has the same meaning as in regulation 61 of the Income Support Regulations.

Amendments in relation to the calculation of grant income

2. —(1) The following amendments shall have effect.

(2) In sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (4) for “£275” substitute “ £280 ” .

(3) In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (4) for “£343” substitute “ £352 ” .

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

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

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

(c) regulations 62(2A) and 66A(5) of the Income Support Regulations;

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

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

James Plaskitt

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2005.
The Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2005 (2005/1807)

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F1Words 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 , Sch. 4 )this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F2Reg. 2(4)(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 , Sch. 4 )this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F3Reg. 2(5) 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 , Sch. 4 )this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.
F4Reg. 2(6)-(9) omitted (1.8.2006 for specified purposes and , 1.9.2006 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1752) , regs. 1(2) , 6(2)omitted
M11992 c. 4 . Section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) . Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) .
M21995 c. 18 . Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
M3See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
M4See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.
M5S.I. 1987/1967 .
M6S.I. 1996/207 .
M7S.I. 2003/455 .
M8The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/1549 , 1999/1935, 2000/1922, 2001/2319, 2002/1589, 2003/1701, 2003/1914, 2004/1708.
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the 2003 Regulationsreg. 1.legTermruTdHVMJ
the Income Support Regulationsreg. 1.legTermAnGhlAyJ
the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulationsreg. 1.legTermCcHC1CjP

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