The Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits)(No. 2) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/1914
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) (No.2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 3, on 31st July 2003;

(b) for the purposes of regulation 2—

(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) "the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992;

(b) “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987;

(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 (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below, for the sum “£327” there shall be substituted the sum “ £335 ” .

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

(a) regulations 42(3) and 47(5) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) regulations 53(2A) and 57A(5) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

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

Regulation 2(2) of the Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) Regulations 2003 (disregards) shall be omitted.