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Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 760

Immigration

The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

18th March 2008

Laid before Parliament

19th March 2008

Coming into force

14th April 2008

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 166(3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(a) of Schedule 8 to, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on the 14th April 2008.

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 £66.13
Lone parent aged 18 or over £42.16
Single person aged 25 or over £42.16
Single person aged at least 18 but under 25 £33.39
Person aged at least 16 but under 18 (except a member of a qualifying couple) £36.29
Person aged under 16 £48.30 ” .

Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007

3.The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007 are revoked.

Liam Byrne

Minister of State

Home Office

18th March 2008

( 2 )

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. 2002/2169 ), regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. 2003/755 ), regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. 2004/763 ), regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. 2004/1313 ), regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. 2005/738 ), regulation 2 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. 2006/733 ) and regulation 3 of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. 2007/863 ).

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The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (2008/760)

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