Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 by increasing to £28.80 the personal allowance for single claimants and lone parents under the age of 18 who are eligible for the disability premium (regulation 2). They also increase the maximum amounts applicable to persons living in residential care homes and nursing homes and to persons living in accommodation provided under the Polish Resettlement Act 1947(c. 19) (regulations 3 and 4).