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The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 3 Regulations 1988

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Amendment of Schedule 2 to the General Regulations

9.  In Schedule 2 to the General Regulations (applicable amounts) for sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 1 (personal allowances) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–

“(3) Couple–

(a)where both members are persons aged less than 18

(3)(a) £38.80; and

(i)at least one of them is treated as responsible for a child; or

(ii)had they not been members of a couple, each would be eligible for income support under regulation 13A (circumstances in which a person aged 16 or 17 is eligible for income support); or

(iii)they are married and each member is either a registered person or a person to whom Part I of Schedule 1A applies; or

(iv)there is a direction under section 20(4A) of the Act (income support to avoid severe hardship) in respect of each member; or

(v)there is a direction under section 20(4A) of the Act in respect of one of them and the other is eligible for income support under regulation 13A;

(b)here both members are aged less than 18 and sub– paragraph (3)(a) above does not apply but one member of the couple–

(b) £19.40;

(i)is eligible for income support under regulation 13A; or

(ii)is the subject of a direction under section 20(4A);

(c)where both members are aged not less than 18;

(c) £51.45;

(d)where one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who–

(d) £51.45;

(i)is eligible for income support under regulation 13A; or

(ii)is the subject of a direction under section 20(4A);

(e)where one member is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and the other member is a person under 18 who–

(e) £26.05;

(i)is not eligible for income support under regulation 13A; or

(ii)is not the subject of a direction under section 20(4A);

(f)where one member is aged not less than 25 and the other member is a person under 18 who–

(f) £33.40.

(i)is not eligible for income support under regulation 13A; and

(ii)is not the subject of a direction under section 20(4A).”.

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