The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988

Amendment of regulation 71 of the General Regulations

25.  In regulation 71 of the General Regulations (applicable amount in urgent cases)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a) for the words “sub-paragraph (b) or (c)” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d),”;

(b) after paragraph (1)(c) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(d) except where sub-paragraph (b) or (c) applies, in the case of a person to whom any paragraph, other than paragraph 17, in column (1) of Schedule 7 (special cases) applies, the amount shall be 90% of the amount applicable in column 2 of that Schedule in respect of the claimant and partner (if any), plus, if applicable—

(i) any amount in respect of a child or young person who is a member of the family except a child or young person whose capital, if calculated in accordance.e with Part V in like manner as for the claimant, except where otherwise provided, would exceed £3,000;

(ii) any premium under paragraph 9 or l0 of Schedule 2; and

(iii) any housing costs under regulation 17(e)

or 18(f).”;

(c) after paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(3) Where the calculation of a claimant’s applicable amount under this regulation results in a fraction of a penny that fraction shall be treated as a penny.”.