The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 1993

Amendment of Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations

21.—(1)  Schedule 7 to the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts in special cases) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) For the sum “£11.20” there shall be substituted the sum “£12.65” in the second column of each of the following paragraphs—

(a) 10A(1) (single claimants temporarily in local authority accommodation);

(b) 10B (1), (2), and (3)(2) (couples and members of polygamous marriages where one member is or all are temporarily in local authority accommodation);

(c) 10C(3) (lone parents who are in residential accommodation temporarily);

(d) 13(1)(a)(4) (persons in residential accommodation).

(3) In column (1) of paragraph 16 (persons temporarily absent from a hostel, residential care or nursing home)(5) for the words from “Where a person” to “would apply and” there shall be substituted the following words—

• “Where a person is temporarily absent from accommodation for which he is liable to pay a retaining fee, and but for his temporary absence from that accommodation his applicable amount would be calculated in accordance with regulation 19 (applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes), and”.

(1)

Paragraph 10A was inserted by S.I. 1988/663 and amended by S.I. 1988/2022, 1989/534, 1990/547, 1992/3147 and 1993/349

(2)

Paragraph 10B was inserted by S.I. 1988/663 and amended by S.I. 1989/534, 1990/547, 1992/3147 and 1993/349

(3)

Paragraph 10C was inserted by S.I. 1988/2022 and amended by S.I. 1990/547, 1992/3147 and 1993/349

(4)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1445, 1990/547, 1992/3147 and 1993/349

(5)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663 and 1445, 1989/534 and 1992/3147.