2018 No. 30

Immigration

The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made
10th January 2018
Laid before Parliament
15th January 2018
Coming into force
6th February 2018
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 95(12) and paragraphs 1 and 3(a) of Schedule 8 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 .

Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 6th February 2018.

Kind and levels of support for essential living needs
2
1
Regulation 10 of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (kind and levels of support for essential living needs) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (2) for “£36.95” substitute “£37.75”.
Caroline Nokes
Minister of State
Home Office
10th January 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 10(2) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704) to provide that the weekly cash payment which may be made by the Secretary of State in respect of the essential living needs of persons to whom the Secretary of State has decided to provide asylum support is increased from £36.95 to £37.75.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private and voluntary sector is foreseen.
1999 c. 33. The meaning of “prescribed” is set out in section 167(1).
S.I. 2000/704; amended by S.I. 2015/1501. There are other amendments, but none are relevant.