The Social Security Amendment (Educational Maintenance Allowance) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/1677
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Educational Maintenance Allowance) Regulations 1999 and shall, subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, come into force on 16th August 1999.

(2) In relation to any particular claimant for either family credit or disability working allowance, regulation 2 of these Regulations shall have effect, where a claimant has an award of either of those benefits–

(a) which expires on 16th August 1999, on 17th August 1999;

(b) which expires after 16th August 1999, on the day following the expiration of that award.

Section 2 Disregard of educational maintenance allowance

(1) For each of the paragraphs specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

Any–

educational maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc. ) (“the 1996 Act ”); or

sum (not being an allowance coming within sub-paragraph (a)) in respect of a course of study attended by a child or young person payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the 1996 Act, section 49 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (power to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities) or section 12(2)(c) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (provision of financial assistance to students).

(2) The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this regulation are–

(a) paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 ;

(b) paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 ;

(c) paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 ;

(d) paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 ;

(e) paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;

(f) paragraph 12 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .