The Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/1807
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2005 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into force on 1st August 2005.

(2) Regulation 2 shall come into force—

(a) in the case of a person whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2005 but before 1st September 2005, on the day the period of study begins; and

(b) in any other case, on 1st September 2005.

(3) In these Regulations—

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

“ the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 ;

“ the 2003 Regulations ” means the Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2003 ;

“ period of study ” for the purposes of paragraph (2) has the same meaning as in regulation 61 of the Income Support Regulations.

Section 2 Amendments in relation to the calculation of grant income

(1) The following amendments shall have effect.

(2) In sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (4) for “£275” substitute “ £280 ” .

(3) In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (4) for “£343” substitute “ £352 ” .

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

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(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.

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