The Income Support (Transitional) Amendment Regulations 1991

Amendment of regulation 14 of the principal Regulations

2.  –

(1) Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations (reduction and termination of transitional and personal expenses addition) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) After paragraph (1C) the following new paragraph shall be inserted–

“(1CA) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (e) the amount of a claimant’s transitional addition shall not be reduced if, and to the extent that, the increase in his income or, as the case may be, the reason his income exceeds his applicable amount is attributable to the amendments made by regulation 2 of the Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 1991(1).”.

(3) After paragraph (1D) the following new paragraph shall be inserted–

“(1DA) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a) or (d), the amount of a claimant’s transitional addition shall not be reduced if, and to the extent that, the increase in his applicable amount is attributable to the amendments made by regulation 15(a), (b) or (c) of the Income Support (General) Amendment No.4 Regulations 1991(2) and that increase in his applicable amount takes effect in his benefit week beginning on a day during the period of 7 days commencing on 1st October 1991.”.

(1)

S.I. 1991/1595.

(2)

S.I. 1991/1559.