SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Personal Allowances for Children) Regulations 1998 and both this regulation and regulation 2 of these Regulations shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (4) of this regulation, come into force on 9th November 1998. 2 In so far as regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Income Support Regulations then, in the case of a claimant whose benefit week does not commence on 9th November 1998, that regulation shall have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant after that date. 3 In paragraph (2) above, “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 and “claimant” and “benefit week” shall have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations . 4 In so far as regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations then, in the case of a claimant whose benefit week does not commence on 9th November 1998, that regulation shall have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant after that date. 5 In paragraph (4) above, “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 and “benefit week” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of those Regulations . 6 Regulation 3 of these Regulations shall come into force on 10th November 1998 and in relation to any particular claimant for family credit or disability working allowance, that regulation shall have effect, where that claimant has an award of either of those benefits— a which expires on 9th November 1998, on 10th November 1998; or b which expires after 9th November 1998, on the day following the expiration of that award. Income support, jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit: personal allowances in respect of children and young persons 2 1 In entry (a) of the table in each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below (which specify the personal allowances applied in respect of children and young persons when calculating applicable amounts), in column (2), for the sum “£17.30” there shall be substituted the sum “£19.80”. 2 The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above are— a paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ; b paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ; c paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 ; d paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 . Family credit and disability working allowance: determination of maximum amount 3 In both sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2 of column (2) in Schedule 4 to the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 and sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 3 of column (2) in Schedule 5 to the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (maximum amounts for children and young persons), for the sum “£12.35” there shall be substituted the sum “£14.85”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Keith Bradley Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 24th June 1998