Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on the 6th April 2008.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005( 4 ).

Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

2. —(1)Regulation 3 (entitlement to benefit) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)(a)(iii) and (d)(iii), for the sum of “£14,495” substitute “£15,575”.

(3) In paragraph (3)(a)(iii) and (d)(iii), after “and”, insert “except as provided for under paragraph (7)”.

(4) For paragraph (3)(e) substitute—

“ (e) a child who—

(i) is under the age of four years; and

(ii) is a member of the family of a person who—

(aa) is entitled to income support, or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, or child tax credit, where the relevant income of the person or persons to whom the award of child tax credit is made under section 14 of the Tax Credit Act 2002 is determined at the time of the award not to exceed £15,575;and

(bb) except as provided for under paragraph (7) is not entitled to working tax credit. ” .

(5) In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations, after paragraph (6), add—

“ (7) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(a)(iii), (d)(iii) and (e) and paragraph 4(1)(a)(iii) of Schedule 2, a person shall be treated as not entitled to working tax credit where regulation 7D (ceasing to undertake work or working less than 16 hours per week) of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 ( 5 ) applies. ” .

Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations

3. In regulation 8 (issue of voucher) of the principal Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (3), for the sum of “£2.80” substitute “£3.00”; and

(b) after paragraph (3), insert—

“ (3A) Where Regulations amend the amount in paragraph (3), the new amount shall only apply in relation to vouchers issued (not re-issued in respect of a period prior to the date on which the new amount takes effect) after the date of coming into force of the amending regulations. ” .

Amendment to Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

4. For paragraph 4(1)(a)(iii) of Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations, substitute—

“ (iii) child tax credit, where the relevant income of the person or persons to whom the award of child tax credit is made under section 14 of the Tax Credit Act 2002 is determined at the time of the award not to exceed £15,575, and except as provided under regulation 3(7) the person is not entitled to working tax credit; and ” .