3.—(1) The Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) Regulations 1997 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2—
(a)in paragraph (2), substitute “£13,861” for “£13,431”;
(b)in paragraph (3), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a)£86 where the relevant income does not exceed £12,864; and
(b)£44 where that income exceeds £12,864, but does not exceed £13,861.”.
(3) In regulation 4—
(a)in paragraph (3), substitute “£12,877” for “£12,483”; and
(b)in paragraph (4) substitute—
(i)“£12,877” for “£12,483”; and
(ii)“£12,698” for “£12,304”.