The Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amounts for Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2001

Jobseeker’s Allowance: amounts for those in residential care and nursing homes

3.  In both Schedules 4 and 4A to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1) (applicable amounts of persons in residential care and nursing homes)—

(a) in paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4A (residential care homes)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum “£238” there shall be substituted the sum “£243”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum “£238” there shall be substituted the sum “£243”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for the sum “£271” there shall be substituted the sum “£276”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (d), for the sum “£308” there shall be substituted the sum “£314”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (e), for the sum “£225” there shall be substituted the sum “£229”;

(b) in paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 4A (nursing homes)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum “£337” there shall be substituted the sum “£343”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum “£343” there shall be substituted the sum “£349”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for the sum “£337” there shall be substituted the sum “£343”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (d), for the sum “£379” there shall be substituted the sum “£387”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (e), for the sum “£336” there shall be substituted the sum “£342”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (f), for the sum “£336” there shall be substituted the sum “£342”;

(c) in paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 4 and paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 4A (Greater London increase)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum “£47” there shall be substituted the sum “£48”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum “£52” there shall be substituted the sum “£53”.

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The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2000/1978 and 2001/207.