(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) (No.2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force—
(a)for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 3, on 31st July 2003;
(b)for the purposes of regulation 2—
(i)in the case of a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2003 but before 1st September 2003, on the day the period of study begins;
(ii)in any other case, on 1st September 2003.
(2)In these Regulations—
(a)if the person in question is a woman who has made or is treated as having made an election in accordance with regulations under section 3(2) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and that election had effect at the beginning of that year; or
(b)if the person in question does not furnish such information relevant to the question whether in that year he was, within the meaning of these regulations, precluded from regular employment by responsibilities at home as the Secretary of State may from time to time require.
(1)In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below, for the sum “£327” there shall be substituted the sum “ £335 ”.
(2)The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above note (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are—
(a)regulations 42(3) and 47(5) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;
(b)regulations 53(2A) and 57A(5) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;