Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 505

food

The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made

20th February 2007

Laid before Parliament

9th March 2007

Coming into force

6th April 2007

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Social Security Act 1988(1) and section 175(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2).

In accordance with section 13(2) of the Social Security Act 1988 she has consulted with the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2007.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005(3).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.  In the following provisions of the principal Regulations, for the sum of “£14,155” substitute “£14,495”—

(a)regulation 3(3)(a)(iii), (d)(iii) and (e) (entitlement to benefit); and

(b)paragraph 4(1)(a)(iii) of Schedule 2 (application for benefit).

Caroline Flint

Minister of State,

Department of Health

20 February 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005(4) (“the principal Regulations”) to increase the limits for entitlement to benefit from 6th April 2007.

Regulation 2 raises the upper income level that determines whether a person receiving child tax credit but not working tax credit and who meets other conditions is entitled to benefit under the principal Regulations from £14,155 to £14,495.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

1988 c. 7. Section 13 was amended by section 21(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 6, paragraph 8(11)(a) and Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27), and section 4 of, and Schedule 2, paragraph 94 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6). Section 185(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) substituted new provisions for the existing provisions of section 13 (see the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement) (No. 7) Order 2005, 2005 No. 2278 (C.95) (“the 2005 Order”)).

(2)

1992 c. 4. Section 175(2) to (5) is applied by section 15A of the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7) which section was inserted by section 21(1) of, and Schedule 6, paragraph 8(10) to, the Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27) and amended by section 4 of, and Schedule 2, paragraph 96 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6) and section 185(2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (see the 2005 Order).