Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
30th July 2002
Laid before Parliament
7th August 2002
Coming into force
14th October 2002
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 135(1), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1 and sections 4(5), 35(1) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995M2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the organisations concernedM3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations shall not be referred to itM4, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Marginal Citations
M11992 c. 4; sections 123(1) and 137(1) were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), paragraphs 1(1) and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
M21995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
M3 See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).
M4 See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” under which proposals in respect of regulations must normally be referred to the Committee. Section 173(7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 defines “regulations”.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons) Regulations 2002 and shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, come into force on 14th October 2002.
(2) Regulation 2 of these Regulations shall, in relation to a claimant for income support, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 14th October 2002 and in this paragraph the expressions “benefit week” and “claimant” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations M5.
(3) Regulation 2 of these Regulations shall, in relation to a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 14th October 2002 and in this paragraph the expression “benefit week” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations M6.
(4) In these Regulations—
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M7;
“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 M8.
Marginal Citations
M5The definition of “benefit week” was amended by S.I. 1988/1445.
M6The definition of “benefit week” was amended by S.I. 1996/1517 and 2538.
M7S.I. 1987/1967. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/2555 and 2002/668.
M8S.I. 1996/207. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/2555 and 2002/668.
2.—(1) In Column (2) of the table in each of the paragraphs specified in paragraph (2) below (personal allowances in respect of a child or young person) M9—
(a)in entry “(a)”, for the sum “£33.50” there shall be substituted the sum “ £37.00 ”;
(b)in entry “(b)”, for the sum “£34.30” there shall be substituted the sum “ £37.80 ”.
(2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above are—
(a)paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations;
(b)paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;
F2(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 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)
F2Reg. 2(2)(c)(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)
Marginal Citations
M9The relevant amounts were inserted in each case by S.I. 2002/668.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
P. Hollis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I.1987/1971) and the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I.1992/1814).
In particular, regulation 2 of these Regulations increases by £3.50 from 14th October 2002, the amounts of the weekly personal allowance applicable in respect of children and young persons in income support, jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.