# The Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/1807 · made 4 July 2005 · revised to 1 September 2006

These Regulations further 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) (“the Income-related Benefits Regulations”) in so far as they relate to students and sums to be disregarded in the calculation of their entitlement to benefit under the Income-related Benefits Regulations.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-students-and-income-related-benefits-amendment-regulations-2005/pdf/uksi_20051807_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-students-and-income-related-benefits-amendment-regulations-2005/pdf/uksiem_20051807_en.pdf

## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 4th July 2005
Laid before Parliament 8th July 2005
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 12(1) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it , hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Students and Income-related Benefits) Amendment Regulations 2005 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into force on 1st August 2005.
(2) Regulation 2 shall come into force—
(a) in the case of a person whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2005 but before 1st September 2005, on the day the period of study begins; and
(b) in any other case, on 1st September 2005.
(3) In these Regulations—
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“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;
“the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 ;
“the 2003 Regulations” means the Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2003 ;
“period of study” for the purposes of paragraph (2) has the same meaning as in regulation 61 of the Income Support Regulations.

## 2 Amendments in relation to the calculation of grant income

(1) The following amendments shall have effect.
(2) In sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (4) for “£275” substitute “ £280 ”.
(3) In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (4) for “£343” substitute “ £352 ”.
(4) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are—
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(c) regulations 62(2A) and 66A(5) of the Income Support Regulations;
(d) regulations 131(3) and 136(5) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations.
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## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
James Plaskitt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further 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) (“the Income-related Benefits Regulations”) in so far as they relate to students and sums to be disregarded in the calculation of their entitlement to benefit under the Income-related Benefits Regulations.
The Income-related Benefits Regulations are amended to increase the amounts of grant and loan income to be disregarded in respect of travel costs and the costs of books and equipment. They are also amended to take account of changes to the provision of support to students.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

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