S.I. No. 121/2002 - Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002

The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 23 (as amended by section 26 of the Social Welfare Act, 1989 (No. 4 of 1989)) of the Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act, 1982 (No. 6 of 1982) and subsections (2) and (3) of section 4 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 (No. 27 of 1993), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and Construction.

1. (1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002.

(2)  These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) Regulations, 1998 to 2001 shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) Regulations, 1998 to 2002.

Commencement.

2.  These Regulations come into operation on 4 April 2002.

Definition.

3.  In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 188 of 1998 ).

Amount of rent allowance.

4.  Article 7 of the Principal Regulations (as amended by article 5 of the Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No. 651 of 2001 )) is amended in sub-article (1) by substituting “EUR 11.10” for “EUR 10” in each place where that amount occurs.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations provide for increases in the minimum rent for the purposes of the Rent Allowance scheme for people affected by the decontrol of Rents. These Regulations take effect from the first week in April 2002.