1995 No. 1742
The Social Security Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 25A(3)(a), 123(1), 130(2) and (4), 136(3) and (5), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in so far as the Regulations relate to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned2 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it3, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force—
a
for the purposes of this regulation and of regulation 2, on 1st August 1995;
b
for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) of paragraph (2) of regulation 3, regulation 3(1) so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs, and regulation 4—
i
in relation to a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 1995 but before 1st September 1995, on the first Monday of that period;
ii
in any other case, on 4th September 1995;
c
for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (2) of regulation 3, and regulation 3(1) so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs—
i
in relation to a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 1995 but before 1st September 1995, on the first Tuesday of that period;
ii
in any other case, on 5th September 1995;
d
for the purposes of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) of regulation 3, and regulation 3(1) so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph—
i
in relation to a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 1995 but before 1st September 1995, on the first day of that period;
ii
in any other case, on 1st September 1995;
so however that regulation 3(2)(e) shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant at the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after the day mentioned in head (i) of this sub-paragraph, or the date mentioned in head (ii) of this sub-paragraph, whichever applies in his case; and for this purpose the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations.
2
In these Regulations—
“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 19924;
“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 19915;
“the Family Credit Regulations” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 19876;
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 19877;
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 19878.
Definition of “student”2
1
The regulations specified in paragraph (2) below (which all contain a definition of “student”) shall each be amended by omitting from the definition of “student” the words “throughout any period of term or vacation within it,”.
2
The regulations are—
a
regulation 38 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;
b
regulation 41 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations;
c
regulation 37 of the Family Credit Regulations;
d
regulation 46 of the Housing Benefit Regulations;
e
regulation 61 of the Income Support Regulations; and
f
regulation 7(3)(a) of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 19839.
Student’s grant income3
1
In each of the regulations specified in paragraph (2) below (which all relate to the calculation of the amount of a student’s grant income) for the amount “276” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted the amount “278”.
2
The regulations are—
a
regulation 42(2)(g) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;
b
regulation 42(2)(e) of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations;
c
regulation 38(2)(f) of the Family Credit Regulations;
d
regulation 53(2)(g) of the Housing Benefit Regulations; and
e
regulation 62(2)(g) of the Income Support Regulations.
Student’s eligible rent4
In regulation 51(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (calculation of eligible rent for full-time students) for the amount “25.00” in sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the amount “25.10” and for the amount “17.35” in sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the amount “17.40”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)