The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/1444
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations shall be cited as the Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 26th June 2000.

Section 2 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

In regulation 62 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (calculation of grant income)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the words “(2) and (2A)” there shall be substituted the words “(2), (2A) and (2B)”;

(b) after paragraph (2A) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(2B) Where, in respect of a claim for income support made on or after 26th June 2000—

(a) all or part of a student’s grant income is paid in respect of—

(i) living costs for his dependants in accordance with regulation 15 of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 1999 ;

(ii) where he commenced his course of study on or after 1st August 1998, the maintenance of any person dependent on him in accordance with regulation 4(1)(c) of the Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1999 ; and

(b) that student was liable to pay rent at any time during the academic year in which the date of claim falls,

the income referred to in sub-paragraph (a) shall be disregarded to the extent that it falls to be apportioned in respect of the period in the academic year beginning on the day on which a student loan would cease to be apportioned in accordance with regulation 66A(2)(a) or (b), if such a loan was taken into account in respect of that student in that academic year.

Section 3 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

In regulation 131 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (calculation of grant income)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the words “(2) and (3)” there shall be substituted the words “(2), (3) and (3A)”;

(b) after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(3A) Where, in respect of a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance made on or after 26th June 2000—

(a) all or part of a student’s grant income is paid in respect of—

(i) living costs for his dependants in accordance with regulation 15 of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 1999 ;

(ii) where he commenced his course of study on or after 1st August 1998, the maintenance of any person dependent on him in accordance with regulation 4(1)(c) of the Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1999 ; and

(b) that student was liable to pay rent at any time during the academic year in which the date of claim falls,

the income referred to in sub-paragraph (a) shall be disregarded to the extent that it falls to be apportioned in respect of the period in the academic year beginning on the day on which a student loan would cease to be apportioned in accordance with regulation 136(2)(a) or (b), if such a loan was taken into account in respect of that student in that academic year.