S.I.

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1), 136(5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992² and sections 12(4)(b), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995³ 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 the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned⁴ and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it⁵, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Educational Maintenance Allowance) Regulations 1999 and shall, subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, come into force on 16th August 1999.
(2) In relation to any particular claimant for either family credit or disability working allowance, regulation 2 of these Regulations shall have effect, where a claimant has an award of either of those benefits-

(a) which expires on 16th August 1999, on 17th August 1999;
(b) which expires after 16th August 1999, on the day following the expiration of that award.
[Regulation 2 amends Schedule 4 to S.I. 1992/1814, Schedule 3 to S.I. 1991/2887, Schedule 2 to S.I. 1987/1973, Schedule 4 to S.I. 1987/1971, Schedule 9 to S.I. 1987/1967 and Schedule 7 to S.I. 1996/207.]

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

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 (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971), the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814), the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1973) and the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2887).
In particular, regulation 2 of these Regulations provides that educational maintenance allowances shall be disregarded in the calculation of a person's income for the purpose of ascertaining entitlement to the benefits referred to above.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.