PART IIEntitlement and amount
Amount of the guarantee credit6
1
Except as provided in the following provisions of these Regulations, the standard minimum guarantee is—
2
Paragraph (3) applies in the case of—
a
prisoners; and
b
members of religious orders who are fully maintained by their order.
3
In a case to which this paragraph applies—
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section 2(3) has effect with the substitution for the reference to the standard minimum guarantee in section 2(3)(a) of a reference to a nil amount; and
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except in the case of a person who is a remand prisoner, nil is the prescribed additional amount for the purposes of section 2(3)(b).
4
Except in a case to which paragraph (3) applies, an amount additional to that prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be applicable under paragraph (5) if the claimant is treated as being a severely disabled person in accordance with paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule I.
5
The additional amount applicable is—
6
Except in a case to which paragraph (3) applies, an amount additional to that prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be applicable—
a
if paragraph 4 of Part II of Schedule I is satisfied (amount applicable for carers);
b
in accordance with Part III of Schedule I (amount applicable for former claimants of income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance); or
c
except where paragraph (7) applies, in accordance with Schedule II (housing costs).
7
This paragraph applies in the case of a person who has been detained in custody for more than 52 weeks pending trial or sentence following conviction by a court.
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The amount applicable if paragraph 4 of Part II of Schedule I is satisfied is F5£25.10 per week, and in the case of partners, this amount is applicable in respect of each partner who satisfies that paragraph.
9
In the case of a remand prisoner paragraph (6) shall apply as if sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) were omitted.
10
In this regulation, “remand prisoner” means a person who, for a period not exceeding 52 weeks, has been detained in custody on remand pending trial or, as a condition of bail, required to reside in a hostel approved under section 27(1) of the Probation Service Act 1993 M1 or, as the case may be, detained pending sentence upon conviction.