Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 295
Food
F1The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made
13th February 2009
Laid before Parliament
18th February 2009
Coming into force
6th April 2009
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988(1) as substituted by the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003(2), and section 175(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(3).
In accordance with section 13(2) of the Social Security Act 1988 the Secretary of State has consulted with Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers.
[F1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1
1.—(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on the 6th April 2009.
(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 RegulationsI2
2.—(1)Regulation 3 (entitlement to benefit) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph (3)(a)(iii), (d)(iii) and (e)(ii)(aa), for the sum of “£15,575” substitute “£16,040”.
(3)In paragraph (3)(a)(iii) and (d)(iii), for “except as provided for under paragraph (7) the person is not entitled to working tax credit ” substitute “the person is not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of paragraph (7)”.
(4)For paragraph (3)(e)(ii)(bb) substitute—
“(bb)either is not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of paragraph (7).”.
Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal RegulationsI3
3.In regulation 8(3) (issue of voucher) of the principal Regulations, for the sum of “£3.00” substitute “£3.10”.
Amendment to Schedule 2 to the principal RegulationsI4
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 £16,040, and the person is either not entitled to working tax credit or is treated as not being so entitled by virtue of regulation 3(7); or”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Dawn Primarolo
Minister of State,
Department of Health
13th February 2009F1]
1988 c. 7. Section 13 was amended by section 21(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 6, paragraph 8(11)(a) and Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27), and section 4 of, and Schedule 2, paragraph 94 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992(c. 6). Section 185(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43) substituted new provisions for the existing provisions of section 13. However, old section 13 was saved for limited purposes notwithstanding the commencement of section 185. See the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement) (No. 7) Order 2005, 2005/2278 (c. 95) (“The Order”).
1992 c. 4. Section 175(2) to (5) applied by section 15A of the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7) which section was inserted by section 21(1) of, and Schedule 6, paragraph 8(10) to, the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27) and amended by section 4 of, and Schedule 2, paragraph 96 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions ) Act 1992 (c. 6) and section 185(2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (see the Order).
S.I. 2005/3262, as amended by S.I. 2006/589 and 2818, 2007/505, and 2008/408.
S.I. 2005/3262, as amended by S.I. 2006/589 and 2818, 2007/505, and 2008/408.