The Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/1701
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of this regulation, on 1st August 2003;

(b) for the purposes of regulations 2 and 3—

(i) in the case of a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2003 but before 1st September 2003, on the day the period of study begins;

(ii) in any other case, on 1st September 2003.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) “ the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;

(d) “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .

Section 2 Disregards

(1) In sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) below, for the sum “£265” there shall be substituted the sum “ £270 ” .

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) above (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) regulations 62(2A) and 66A(5) of the Income Support Regulations;

(d) regulations 131(3) and 136(5) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

Section 3 Calculation of grant income

(1) In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below—

(a) for sub-paragraph (cc) there shall be substituted—

(cc) any grant paid under the Schedule to the Education (Assembly Learning Grant Scheme)(Wales) Regulations 2002 ;

(b) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following—

; and

(e) any grant paid under regulation 15(7) of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2002 .

(2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above (calculation of grant income) are—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) regulation 62(2B) of the Income Support Regulations;

(d) regulation 131(3A) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.