The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1992

Made: 1st July 1992

Laid before Parliament: 8th July 1992

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 123(1), 130(2) and (4), 136(3) and (5), 137(1) and 175(1) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force—

• (a) for the purposes of this regulation, on 1st August 1992;

• (b) for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) ... of paragraph (2) of regulation 2, regulation 2(1) so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs, ...

• (i) to the extent that they relate to a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1992 but before 1st September 1992, on the first Monday of that period;

• (ii) in any other case, on 7th September 1992;

• (c) for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (2) of regulation 2, and regulation 2(1) so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs,

• (i) to the extent that they relate to a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1992 but before 1st September 1992, on the first Tuesday of that period;

• (ii) in any other case, on 1st September 1992;

• (d) for the purposes of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) of regulation 2, and regulation 2(1) so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph, but subject to sub-paragraph (e) below,

• (i) to the extent that they relate to a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1992 but before 1st September 1992, on the first day of that period;

• (ii) in any other case, on 1st September 1992;

• (e) regulation 2(2)(e) shall come into force in relation to any particular claimant at the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after the date specified in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph which 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 Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 .

Student’s grant income

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• (1) In 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 “£257” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted the amount “ £267 ”.

• (2) The regulations are—

• (a) regulation 38(2)(g) of the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989 ;

• (b) regulation 42(2)(e) of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 ;

• (c) regulation 38(2)(f) of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 ;

• (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (e) regulation 62(2)(g) of the Income Support Regulations.

Student’s eligible rent

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Alistair Burt — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Social Security — 1992-07-01

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

[^f00002]: See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 173(1)(b) and (7); section 173(7) defines “regulations”.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1599.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1559.

[^f00005]: 1989/1321; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1599.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1991/2887.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1987/1973; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1520.

Editorial notes

[^c18325151]: 1992 c.4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

[^c18325161]: See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5), section 173(1)(b) and (7); section 173(7) defines “regulations”.

[^c18325181]: S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1559.

[^c18325191]: 1989/1321; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1599.

[^c18325201]: S.I. 1991/2887.

[^c18325211]: S.I. 1987/1973; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1520.

[^key-955a6fa5d32eaa7b5e449adaf2bdc600]: Reg. 1(1)(b) revoked in part (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)

[^key-36ec924ed5daf8a9c619debfae03de0c]: Words in reg. 1(2) revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)

[^key-a89611d6e9a9eacef60620f7dcdb2910]: Reg. 2(2)(d) revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)

[^key-1e4b8e8a6f445ece3617a04dc293bfe9]: Reg. 3 revoked (6.3.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)