# The Social Security (Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2006, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207), the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213), the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/214), the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/215), the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/216) and the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1792).
The Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6) and the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/223) change the entitlement conditions to child benefit, in particular the conditions relating to the person’s age and the education or training they are doing. The changes made to social security legislation by these Regulations are mainly consequential to those changes (in order to maintain the interrelationship between child benefit and social security benefits).
Regulation 2 amends the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987. Regulation 2(2) amends the circumstances in which a person is treated as receiving relevant education. Regulation 2(3)(b) amends the circumstances in which a disabled person receiving relevant education can be entitled to income support. Regulation 2(4) amends the definition of “young person” and regulation 2(6) amends the definition of “full-time student”. Regulation 2(7) amends the circumstances in which a person can be entitled to income support by virtue of being engaged in training.
Regulation 3 amends the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996. Regulation 3(2) amends the definition of “full-time student”, regulation 3(5) amends the definition of “child benefit extension period” and regulation 3(6) amends the definition of “young person”. Regulation 3(3) and (9) amends the circumstances in which a joint-claim couple can be entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance. Regulation 3(4) amends the circumstances in which a person is treated as receiving relevant education. Regulation 3(8) amends the circumstances in which a person can be entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance when he is engaged in training.
Regulations 4 and 5 amend the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006, the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 and the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006. Regulations 4(2) and 5(2) amend the definition of “young person”. Regulations 4(3) and 5(3) amend the circumstances in which a student is entitled to housing benefit and council tax benefit respectively.
Regulation 6 amends the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002. Regulation 6(2) amends the definition of “young person”.
The other provisions in these Regulations make changes to update references to the new child benefit legislation and make minor consequential amendments.
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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/718/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-young-persons-amendment-regulations-2006/note
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