# The Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/1501 · made 8 July 2015

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.

Made under: Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Section 95, Section 166, Section 167, Schedule 8 paragraph 1, Schedule 8 paragraph 3)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-support-amendment-no-3-regulations-2015/pdf/uksi_20151501_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-support-amendment-no-3-regulations-2015/pdf/uksiem_20151501_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 1999.

## 1 Citation and commencement

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

## 2 Kind and levels of support for essential living needs

(1) Regulation 10 of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (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”.

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

The Asylum Support (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2015 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.

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