The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988

PART I omission of references to board and lodging accommodation in the general regulations and consequential amendments

1.  The words “board and lodging accommodation or” shall be omitted in the provisions specified in the following table—

TABLE

Provision	Description
Regulation 20(1)(a)	Persons in board and lodging accommodation or hostels.
Regulation 21(3), definition of “residential accommodation” (d)(iii)	Special cases.
Schedule 3 — paragraph 5(b) — paragraph 11(7)(b)	Housing costs.
Schedule 5 — paragraph 2(a) — paragraph 9—where those words occur in the second place — paragraph 10(2)(c)	Applicable amounts for persons in board and lodging accommodation.
Schedule 7 — paragraph 14, column (2)	Polish resettlement
— paragraph 16—where those words occur in both column (1) and column (2)	Applicable amounts in special cases.
— paragraph 18, column (1)	Persons in residential care or nursing homes, board and lodging accommodation or hostels who become patients.

2.  In regulation 3(3) of the General Regulations (definition of non-dependant) for the words from “or a hostel” to the end there shall be substituted the words “or in a hostel within the meaning of regulation 20(2) (applicable amounts for persons in hostels) shall be a non-dependant.”.

3.  In regulation 22(1)(b) (reductions in applicable amounts in cases of voluntary unemployment) and regulation 73(2) (amount of income support payable) the words “or board and lodging accommodation” shall be omitted.

4.  In regulation 42(4)(a)(ii) (notional income) and regulation 51(3)(a)(ii) (notional capital) the words “or in board and lodging accommodation” shall be omitted.

5.  In regulation 71(1)(b) (applicable amounts in urgent cases) the words “board and lodging accommodation,” shall be omitted.

6.  In Schedule 3 (amounts in respect of housing costs) in paragraph 10(4)(a), the words “or is normally occupied by persons in board and lodging accommodation” shall be omitted.

7.  In Schedule 5 (applicable amounts for persons in board and lodging accommodation)—

(a) in paragraph 9 the words “in board and lodging accommodation or” shall be omitted;

(b) in paragraph 10 in sub-paragraph (1) the words “board and lodging or” shall be omitted;

(c) for paragraph 5 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“5. Subject to paragraphs 6 and 7, the maximum referred to in paragraph 1(1)(a) shall be—

(a) in the case of a single claimant £70.00 per week;

(b) where the claimant is a member of a family, in respect of each member of the family aged under 11, 1½ times the amount specified in paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 2, and in respect of each other member of the family, £70.00 per week.”.

8.  In Schedule 8 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings)—

(a) in paragraphs 4(1)(a) and (b)(i) and 5 the words “board and lodging accommodation” shall be omitted;

(b) in paragraph 4(1)(b)(ii), for the words “hostel or board and lodging accommodation” there shall be substituted the words “or hostel”;

(c) in paragraph 15 for the words “hostel or board and lodging accommodation” there shall be substituted the words “or hostel”.

9.  In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a) in paragraph 19, the words “or one who is provided with board and lodging accommodation” shall be omitted; and

(b) in paragraph 30(d) the words “board and lodging,” shall be omitted.

10.  The provisions specified in the following table shall be omitted—

TABLE

Provision	Description
The definitions of “board and lodging accommodation” and “board and lodging area” in regulation 20(2).	Persons in board and lodging accommodation or hostels.
Schedule 5, paragraphs 14, 16, 17 and 18.	Applicable amounts of persons in board and lodging accommodation.
Schedule 6.	Board and lodging areas.
Schedule 7, paragraphs 4 and 5.	Applicable amounts in special cases.