Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971), the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I.1987/1967) and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) in so far as those Regulations apply to students.

In particular they–

• increase the amounts of grants and loan income to be disregarded in respect of books and equipment and for travel costs (regulation 2);

• provide for the disregard of grants payable under the National Assembly for Wales' Learning Grant in their entirety (regulation 3(1)(a));

• provide for the disregard of the Department of Education and Skills Parents Learning Allowance payments in their entirety (regulations 3(1)(b) and (c)).

These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.