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The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2008

S.I. 2008/760 · Made 18 March 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Immigration

Made 18th March 2008

Laid before Parliament 19th March 2008

Coming into force 14th April 2008

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 166(3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3(a) 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. 2Kind and levels of support for essential living needs
  3. 3Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on the 14th April 2008.

2Kind and levels of support for essential living needsI1

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

“

Table

Qualifying couple£66.13
Lone parent aged 18 or over£42.16
Single person aged 25 or over£42.16
Single person aged at least 18 but under 25£33.39
Person aged at least 16 but under 18 (except a member of a qualifying couple)£36.29
Person aged under 16£48.30

”.

3Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007I1

The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007 are revoked.

Signature

Liam Byrne

Minister of State

Home Office

18th March 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 2 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 the 14th April 2008 and on that date the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007, 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.