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The Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/1501 · Made 8 July 2015

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Immigration

Made 8th July 2015

Laid before Parliament 16th July 2015

Coming into force 10th August 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 95(12), 166(3) and 167(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(a) of Schedule 8 to, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 33. Section 167(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Kind and levels of support for essential living needs
  3. 3Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2015
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 10th August 2015.

2Kind and levels of support for essential living needs

(1)

Regulation 10 of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000f1 (kind and levels of support for essential living needs) is amended as follows.

(2)

For paragraph (2) and the table in that paragraph substitute—

“(2)

As a general rule, asylum support in respect of the essential living needs of that person may be expected to be provided weekly in the form of a cash payment of £36.95.”.

(3)

Omit paragraph (3).

(4)

In paragraph (3A) for “the table at regulation 10(2)” substitute “paragraph (1)”.

(5)

Omit paragraph (4).

(6)

In paragraph (5)—

(a)

omit “(or couple)”;

(b)

for “the amounts shown in the Table” substitute “the amount specified”.

3Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2015

The Asylum Support (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2015f1 are revoked.

Signature

James Brokenshire

Minister of State

Home Office

8th July 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 2 amends regulation 10 of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704) to provide that the Secretary of State may make a weekly cash payment of £36.95 in respect of the essential living needs of persons to whom the Secretary of State has decided to provide asylum support. It also makes consequential amendments to that regulation.

These Regulations take effect from 10th August 2015. On that date, the Asylum Support (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/944) (which set out the previous categories of persons to whom cash payments were provided and the amounts of those payments) are revoked.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private and voluntary sector is foreseen.