PART 13URGENT CASES

Applicable amounts in urgent casesI1163

For the purposes of calculating any entitlement to an income-related allowance under this Part—

a

except in a case to which paragraph (b) or (c) applies, a claimant’s weekly applicable amount is to be the aggregate of—

i

90 per cent. of the amount applicable in respect of himself or, if the claimant is a member of a couple or of a polygamous marriage, of the amount applicable in respect of both of them under paragraph 1(1), (2) or (3) of Schedule 4 or, as the case may be, the amount applicable in respect of them under regulation 68 (polygamous marriages),

ii

the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 3 of Schedule 4 (premiums),

iii

the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 4 of Schedule 4 (components), and

iv

any amounts applicable under regulation 67(1)(c) or, as the case may be, 68(1)(d) (housing costs);

b

in the case of a claimant to whom any paragraph of Schedule 5 (special cases) applies, the applicable amount is to be the aggregate of—

i

90 per cent. of the amount applicable in column 2 of that Schedule in respect of the claimant and partner (if any),

ii

the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 3 of Schedule 4 (premiums),

iii

the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 4 of Schedule 4 (components), and

iv

any amounts applicable under regulation 67(1)(c) or, as the case may be, 68(1)(d) (housing costs); or

c

in the case of a claimant to whom regulation 162(2) applies, where that claimant is appealing to an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the 1998 Order, against a decision which embodies a determination that the claimant does not have limited capability for work, the applicable amount is to be the aggregate of—

i

90 per cent. of the amount applicable in respect of himself or, if the claimant is a member of a couple or of a polygamous marriage, of the amount applicable in respect of both of them under paragraph 1(1), (2) or (3) of Schedule 4 or, as the case may be, the amount applicable in respect of them under regulation 68 (polygamous marriages),

ii

the amount, if applicable, specified in Part 3 of Schedule 4 (premiums), and

iii

any amounts applicable under regulation 67(1)(c) or, as the case may be, 68(1)(d) (housing costs).