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The Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/738 · Made 9 March 2005

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IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM

Made 9th March 2005

Laid before Parliament 16th March 2005

Coming into force 11th April 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 166(3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(a) of Schedule 8 to, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 f1 hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 33.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Kind and levels of support for essential living needs
  3. 3Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 11th April 2005.

2Kind and levels of support for essential living needs

For the table at regulation 10(2) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 f1 substitute:

“

TABLE

Qualifying couple£61.71
Lone parent aged 18 or over£39.34
Single person aged 25 or over£39.34
Single person aged at least 18 but under 25£31.15
Person aged at least 16 but under 18 (except a member of a qualifying couple)£33.85
Person aged under 16£43.88

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3Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004

The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004 f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Des Browne

Minister of State

Home Office

9th March 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which come into force on 11th April 2005, replace the table in regulation 10(2) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000, as amended. They increase the total value, for any week, of asylum support in the form of a cash payment, which may generally be expected to be provided under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in respect of the essential living needs of a person or qualifying couple.

They increase the total value provided (for a qualifying couple) to £61.71 from £61.11; (for a lone parent aged 18 or over) to £39.34 from £38.96; (for a single person aged 25 or over) to £39.34 from £38.96; (for a single person aged at least 18 but under 25) to £31.15 from £30.84; (for a person aged at least 16 but under 18 (except a member of a qualifying couple)) to £33.85 from £33.50 and (for a person aged under 16) to £43.88 from £42.27.

These Regulations also revoke the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2004.