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PART 13E+W+SURGENT CASES

Applicable amounts in urgent casesE+W+S

163.  For the purposes of calculating any entitlement to an income-related allowance under this Part—

(a)except in a case to which sub-paragraph (b) or (c) applies, a claimant's weekly applicable amount is to be the aggregate of—

(i)90% of the amount applicable in respect of himself or herself or, if the claimant is a member of a couple or of a polygamous marriage, of the amount applicable in respect of both of them under paragraph 1(1), (2) or (3) of Schedule 4 or, as the case may be, the amount applicable in respect of them under regulation 68 (polygamous marriages);

(ii)the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 2 of Schedule 4 (premiums);

(iii)the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 4 of Schedule 4 (components); and

(iv)any amounts applicable under regulation 67(1)(c) or, as the case may be, 68(1)(d) (housing costs);

(b)in the case of a claimant to whom any paragraph of Schedule 5 (special cases) applies, the applicable amount is to be the aggregate of—

(i)90% of the amount applicable in column 2 of that Schedule in respect of the claimant and partner (if any);

(ii)the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 2 of Schedule 4;

(iii)the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 4 of Schedule 4; and

(iv)any amounts applicable under regulation 67(1)(c) or, as the case may be, 68(1)(d); or

(c)in the case of a claimant to whom regulation 162(2) applies, where that claimant is appealing to an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998, against a decision which embodies a determination that the claimant does not have limited capability for work, the applicable amount is to be the aggregate of—

(i)90% of the amount applicable in respect of himself or herself or, if the claimant is a member of a couple or of a polygamous marriage, of the amount applicable in respect of both of them under paragraph 1(1), (2) or (3) of Schedule 4 or, as the case may be, the amount applicable in respect of them under regulation 68 (polygamous marriages);

(ii)the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 2 of Schedule 4 (premiums); and

(iii)any amounts applicable under regulation 67(1)(c) or, as the case may be, 68(1)(d).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Reg. 163(a)(i) modified (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) (3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/497), arts. 1(2)(l), 27(6), Sch. 20

C2Reg. 163(b)(i) modified (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) (3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/497), arts. 1(2)(l), 27(6), Sch. 20

C3Reg. 163(c)(i) modified (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) (3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/497), arts. 1(2)(l), 27(6), Sch. 20