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Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000
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6 Exclusion from benefits.E+W+S
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(1)No person is entitled to income-based jobseekers allowance under the M1Jobseekers Act 1995, or to income support or housing benefit under the M2Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, while he is a person to whom this section applies.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), this section applies to—
(a)an eligible child for the purposes of paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the M3Children Act 1989;
(b)a relevant child for the purposes of section 23A of that Act; and
[F1(ba)a category 1 young person within the meaning of section 104 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
(bb)a category 2 young person within the meaning of section 104 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;]
(c)any person of a description prescribed in regulations under subsection (4).
(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that this section does not apply to a person who falls within subsection (2)(a) or (b) but who also falls within such category or description, or satisfies such conditions, as may be prescribed in the regulations.
(4)The Secretary of State may make regulations prescribing descriptions of person who do not fall within subsection (2)(a) or (b) but who—
(a)have been looked after by a local authority in Scotland (within the meaning of section 17(6) of the M4Children (Scotland) Act 1995); and
(b)otherwise correspond (whether or not exactly) to eligible or relevant children.
(5)The Secretary of State may in regulations make such transitional, consequential and saving provision as he considers necessary or expedient in connection with the coming into force of this section.
(6)Section 175(3) to (5) of the M5Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (supplemental power in relation to regulations) applies to regulations made under this section as it applies to regulations made under that Act.
(7)Powers to make regulations under this section include power to make different provision for different areas.
(8)Powers to make regulations under this section are exercisable by statutory instrument.
(9)No statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (4) is to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(10)A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (3) or (5) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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F1S. 6(2)(ba)(bb) inserted (E.W.) (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 178
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I1S. 6 wholly in force at 1.10.2001; s. 6 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 8(2); s. 6 in force for specified purposes at 10.9.2001 and for all other purposes at 1.10.2001 by S.I. 2001/3070, art. 2
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