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The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/863 · Made 15 March 2007

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IMMIGRATION

Made 15th March 2007

Laid before Parliament 19th March 2007

Coming into force 9th April 2007

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

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c.33.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of regulation 3(3) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000
  3. 3Kind and levels of support for essential living needs
  4. 4Revocation of the Schedule to the 2000 Regulations
  5. 5Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2006
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 9th April 2007.

2Amendment of regulation 3(3) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000

In regulation 3(3) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (“the 2000 Regulations”)f1 delete “; and any form so issued shall be the form shown in the Schedule to these Regulations or a form to the like effect”.

3Kind and levels of support for essential living needs

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

“

Table

Qualifying couple£64.96
Lone parent aged 18 or over£41.41
Single person aged 25 or over£41.41
Single person aged at least 18 but under 25£32.80
Person aged at least 16 but under 18 (except a member of a qualifying couple)£35.65
Person aged under 16£47.45

”.

4Revocation of the Schedule to the 2000 Regulations

The Schedule to the 2000 Regulations is revoked.

5Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2006

The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2006f1 are revoked.

Signature

Liam Byrne

Minister of State

Home Office

15th March 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulations 2 and 4 amend regulation 3(3) of, and revoke the Schedule to, the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (“the 2000 Regulations”) so that there is no longer a requirement that the application form issued by the Secretary of State is the form shown in the Schedule.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 10(2) of the 2000 Regulations by increasing the cash amounts payable, as a general rule, in respect of a person’s essential living needs. These changes take effect from 9th April 2007 and on that date the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2006, which set out the amounts previously payable, are revoked.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.