Explanatory note

These Regulations further amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1996^f1 (“the principal Regulations”) and amend the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005^f2 (“the Healthy Start Regulations”) to increase the limits for entitlement to benefit.

Regulation 2(1) raises from £13,910 to £14,155 the figure for the upper income level that determines whether a person receiving child tax credit but not working tax credit and who meets other conditions is entitled to benefit under the Welfare Food scheme established by the principal Regulations. Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 5(4)(a)(iv) to raise the relevant figure from £13,230 to £14,155.

Regulation 3 raises from £13,910 to £14,155 the figure for the upper income level that determines whether a person receiving child tax credit but not working tax credit and who meets other conditions is entitled to benefit under the Healthy Start scheme.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on costs of business.