The Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) Regulations 2002

Calculation of grant income

4.—(1) In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (c), there shall be added the words “or under regulation 16 of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (c), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(cc) the child care component of the National Assembly for Wales Learning Grant;”.

(2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above(1) are—

(a) regulation 42(3A) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) regulation 53(2B) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(c) regulation 62(2B) of the Income Support Regulations;

(d) regulation 131(3A) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(3) In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (4) below—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the words “in that period” there shall be substituted the words “in the period beginning with the benefit week, the first day of which coincides with, or immediately follows, the first day of the period of study and ending with the benefit week, the last day of which coincides with, or immediately precedes, the last day of the period of study”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “in respect of which it is payable” there shall be substituted the words “beginning with the benefit week, the first day of which coincides with, or immediately follows, the first day of the period for which it is payable and ending with the benefit week, the last day of which coincides with, or immediately precedes, the last day of the period for which it is payable”.

(4) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (3) above are—

(a) regulation 42(4) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) regulation 53(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(c) regulation 62(3) of the Income Support Regulations;

(d) regulation 131(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(5) In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (6) below—

(a) at the beginning, there shall be inserted the words “In a case where a student is in receipt of a student loan or where he could have acquired a student loan by taking reasonable steps but had not done so,”;

(b) for the words “would have been apportioned had he had one” there shall be substituted the words “, as the case may be, would have been apportioned”.

(6) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (5) above(2) are—

(a) regulation 42(4B) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) regulation 53(3B) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(c) regulation 62(3B) of the Income Support Regulations;

(d) regulation 131(5A) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(7) In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (8) below, for the words “the remaining weeks in that period” there shall be substituted the words “the weeks in the period beginning with the benefit week, the first day of which immediately follows the last day of the period of experience and ending with the benefit week, the last day of which coincides with, or immediately precedes, the last day of the period of study”.

(8) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (7) above are—

(a) regulation 42(5) of the Council 'Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) regulation 53(4) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(c) regulation 62(4) of the Income Support Regulations;

(d) regulation 131(6) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(1)

The relevant paragraphs were inserted by S.I. 2001/2319.

(2)

The relevant paragraphs were inserted by S.I. 2000/1922.