Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 738
IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM
The Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2005
Made
9th March 2005
Laid before Parliament
16th March 2005
Coming into force
11th April 2005
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) (No.2) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.
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 | £61.71 |
| Lone parent aged 18 or over | £39.34 |
| Single person aged 25 or over | £39.34 |
| Single person aged at least 18 but under 25 | £31.15 |
| Person aged at least 16 but under 18 (except a member of a qualifying couple) | £33.85 |
| Person aged under 16 | £43.88 ” . |
Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004
3.The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004 ( 3 ) are hereby revoked.
Des Browne
Minister of State
Home Office
9th March 2005
S.I. 2000/704 ; regulation 10(2) was substituted by regulation 4 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/472 ) and amended by regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2619 ), regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/755 ) and regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/763 ).
S.I. 2004/763 .