# The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/688 · made 10 March 2005

These Regulations further amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (“the principal Regulations”) and come into force on 6th April 2005.

Made under: Social Security Act 1988 (Section 13); Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-2005/pdf/uksi_20050688_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-2005/pdf/uksiem_20050688_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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Made 10th March 2005
Laid before Parliament 16th March 2005
Coming into force 6th April 2005
The Secretary of State for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 13(3) of the Social Security Act 1988, 175(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2005.
(3) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Welfare Food Regulations 1996.

## 2 Amendment of regulations 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and Schedule 2A to the principal Regulations

The principal Regulations are amended as follows:—
(a) for the sum of “£13,480” wherever it appears, there is substituted “£13,910”;
(b) in regulation 7 (purchase of dried milk at a reduced price) in paragraphs (1)(a) and (1A)(a), for the sum of “£14,600”, there is substituted “£15,050”.

## 3 Revocations

The following Regulations are revoked:—
(a) The Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2004;
(b) The Welfare Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Melanie Johnson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
10th March 2005

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (“the principal Regulations”) and come into force on 6th April 2005.
Regulation 2(a) amends regulations 3(2)(a)(iv) and (b)(iii) (entitlement to free milk), 4(1)(c) (child under the age of one year – entitlement to free dried milk or milk), 5(2)(a)(iv), (b)(iv), (c)(iii) and (4)(a)(iv) (entitlement to free vitamins), 6(1)(iv) (inability to obtain free vitamins), and 7(1A)(a) (purchase of dried milk at a reduced price) of, and paragraph 3(d) of Schedule 2A to, the principal Regulations. It raises to £13,910 the figure for the 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 scheme.
Regulation 2(b) further amends regulation 7(1)(a) and (1A)(a) to raise to £15,050 the figure for the maximum income level that determines whether a person entitled to relevant tax credits and who meets other conditions is entitled to purchase dried milk at a reduced price under the scheme.
Regulation 3 revokes previous amending Regulations.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-amendment-regulations-2005
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