The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012

Article 22(4)

SCHEDULE 9 PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART 1 Personal allowances

1.  (1)  The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 12(a) and 13(a) and (b)—

Column (1)			Column (2)
Person or Couple			Amount
(1)	A single claimant who—		(1)
	(a)	is entitled to main phase employment and support allowance;		(a)	£71.00;
	(b)	is aged not less than 25;		(b)	£71.00;
	(c)	is aged not less than 18 but less than 25.		(c)	£56.25.
(2) Lone parent.			(2)		£71.00.
(3) Couple.			(3)		£111.45.

2.—(1) (2) The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person specified in column (1) shall, for the relevant period specified in column (1), be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 12(b) and 13(c)—

Column (1)		Column (2)
Child or Young Person		Amount
Person in respect of the period—
(a)	beginning on that person’s date of birth and ending on the day preceding the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday;	(a)	£64.99;
(b)	beginning on the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday and ending on the day preceding that person’s twentieth birthday.	(b)	£64.99.

(1)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1082 and 2011/821.

(2)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718 and 2011/821.