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[F112. A claimant or, if he is a member of a family, the claimant and the members of his family where the accommodation and meals (if any) of the claimant or, as the case may be, the claimant and the members of his family are provided in whole or in part by a close relative of his or of any member of his family, or other than on a commercial basis.]E+W+S
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 para. 12 substituted (11.4.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/663), regs. 1(1), 32(b)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
13. A person who is on holiday and during a period which has not continued for more than 13 weeks is absent from the home or from a hospital or similar institution in which he is normally a patient.E+W+S
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
14. A person who has entered into arrangements for board and lodging accommodation for the purpose of receiving an amount of income support to which he would not otherwise be entitled.E+W+S
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 5 para. 14 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
15. A person aged 16 or over but under 19 who is in the care of a local authority under the provisions of a relevant enactment, except where he is personally liable to pay the cost of his accommodation and maintenance direct to someone other than a local authority.E+W+S
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 5 para. 15 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
16.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) below, a person who—E+W+S
(a)is aged 16 or over but under 25, and, if one of a couple, whose partner is also 16 or over but under 25; and
(b)is required to be available for employment.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not have effect in respect of such a person before the beginning of, and during, the initial period (including that period as extended under sub-paragraph (5) below) shown as applicable in column (4) of Schedule 6 in respect of the board and lodging area in which that person's accommodation is situated.
(3) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (4) below, sub-paragraph (1) above shall not have effect in respect of a claimant who was in receipt of supplementary benefit as a boarder on 24th November 1985.
(4) Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not have effect also where such a person—
(a)is treated as responsible for a child or young person; or
(b)is in a hostel; or
(c)is, or has a partner who is, pregnant; or
(d)is, or has a partner who is, chronically sick, mentally handicapped, physically disabled or suffering from a mental disorder or was, or has a partner who was, suffering from a mental disorder and it is unreasonable to expect him or his partner to be in accommodation other than board and lodging accommodation; or
(e)had, or has a partner who had, prior to the date of claim been in the accommodation for six months whilst either in employment and not in receipt of supplementary allowance under the Supplementary Benefit Act 1976 or income support, or, if not in employment and in receipt of such an allowance or income support, was not required to be available for employment; or
(f)has, or has a partner who has, entered that accommodation as part of a programme of rehabilitation or resettlement under guidance from a government department, health authority, local authority, voluntary organisation or the probation service; or
(g)is a student, during his normal summer vacation provided he occupies the same accommodation as he occupied when attending his course of study; or
(h)has, or has a partner who has, been in the care of a local authority under a relevant enactment and twelve months has not elapsed since he or his partner ceased to be in care; or
(i)is aged 16 or over but under 19 and—
(i)has no parent and there is no person acting in the place of his parent; or
(ii)has had to leave his family home because he was in physical or moral danger; or
(iii)is in the care of the local authority under the provisions of a relevant enactment, being a person who is personally liable to pay the cost of his accommodation and maintenance direct to someone other than a local authority; or
(j)is in the same accommodation as that of his or of his partner's parents or step-parents who are in board and lodging accommodation; or
(k)is in the same accommodation as that of the persons with whom he or his partner has been previously boarded out by a local authority under the provisions of a relevant enactment; or
(l)is, or has a partner who is, remanded on bail, or is, or has a partner who is, in compliance with a court order, under the supervision of a probation officer, a local social services authority or, in Scotland, a social work department; or
(m)would, or has a partner who would, suffer exceptional hardship if sub-paragraph (1) above were to apply; and any question as to whether any person comes within this sub-paragraph shall be determined by the Secretary of State in his discretion and his decision of such questions—
(i)shall be given in relation to particular cases only;
(ii)may be revised from time to time as he considers appropriate;
(iii)may be given so as to have effect for a specified period; and
(iv)shall be conclusive for the purposes of this Schedule.
(5) Where during an initial period a person becomes employed and is not in receipt of income support or he is no longer required to be available for employment and is in receipt of income support, that initial period shall be extended by the period during which that person is employed or is no longer required to be available for employment provided he is in the same board and lodging area.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 5 para. 16 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
17.—(1) A person who was for a period one to whom regulation 20 and Part II of this Schedule applied because of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 16 (during an initial period) and in respect of whom the relevant period has not elapsed.E+W+S
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph “the relevant period” means the period of 26 weeks beginning with the first day of the benefit week following the date of the adjudication officer's decision involving a determination that that person is a person to whom regulation 20 and Part II of this Schedule applies because of paragraph 16 (2).
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 5 para. 17 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
18 In this Schedule “initial period” means that period provided by paragraph 16 (2) consisting of a week or multiple of weeks beginning with the first day of the benefit week following the date of the adjudication officer's decision involving a determination that the person concerned is a person in board and lodging accommodation because of paragraph 16 (2), being a week or multiple of weeks that correspond to benefit weeks during which the person is required to be available for employment.E+W+S
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 5 para. 18 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
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