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6.—(1) Except as provided in the following provisions of these Regulations, the standard minimum guarantee is—
(a)[F1£202.40 ]per week in the case of a claimant who has a partner;
(b)[F2£132.60 ]per week in the case of a claimant who has no partner.
(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—
(a)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
(b)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—
(a)except where paragraph (b) applies, [F3£53.65 ]per week if paragraph 1(1)(a), (b) or (c) of Part I of Schedule I is satisfied; or
(b)[F4£107.30 ]per week if paragraph 1(1)(b) of Part I of Schedule I is satisfied otherwise than by virtue of paragraph 1(2)(b) of that Part and no one is entitled to and in receipt of an allowance under section 70 of the 1992 Act in respect of caring for either partner.
(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.
(8) The amount applicable if paragraph 4 of Part II of Schedule I is satisfied is [F5£30.05 ]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.
Textual Amendments
F1Sum in Reg. 6(1)(a) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(2)(a)
F2Sum in Reg. 6(1)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(2)(b)
F3Sum in Reg. 6(5)(a) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(2)(c)
F4Sum in Reg. 6(5)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(2)(d)
F5Sum in Reg. 6(8) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(2)(e)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 6(1)(a) sum confirmed (7.4.2003) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/526), arts. 1(2)(c), 25(2)(a)
C2Reg. 6(1)(b) sum confirmed (7.4.2003) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/526), arts. 1(2)(c), 25(2)(b)
C3Reg. 6(3)(a) modified (7.4.2003) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/526), arts. 1(2)(c), 25(6), Sch. 16
C4Reg. 6(3)(a) sum maintained (12.4.2004) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/552), arts. 1(2)(c), 26(6), Sch. 20
C5Reg. 6(3)(a)(b) sums maintained (11.4.2005) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/522), arts. 1(2)(c), 26(6), Sch. 20
C6Reg. 6(3)(a) modified (10.4.2006) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/645), arts. 1(2)(d), 26(6), Sch. 20
C7Reg. 6(3)(a) modified (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/632), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(6), Sch. 20
C8Reg. 6(3)(a) modified (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(k) (3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/497), arts. 1(2)(k), 26(6), Sch. 17
C9Reg. 6(3)(a) modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(6), Sch. 17
C10Reg. 6(3)(b) modified (7.4.2003) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/526), arts. 1(2)(c), 25(6), Sch. 16
C11Reg. 6(3)(b) sum maintained (12.4.2004) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/552), arts. 1(2)(c), 26(6), Sch. 20
C12Reg. 6(3)(b) modified (10.4.2006) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/645), arts. 1(2)(d), 26(6), Sch. 20
C13Reg. 6(3)(b) modified (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/632), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(6), Sch. 20
C14Reg. 6(3)(b) modified (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(k) (3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/497), arts. 1(2)(k), 26(6), Sch. 17
C15Reg. 6(3)(b) modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(l), 26(6), Sch. 17
C16Reg. 6(5)(a) sum confirmed (7.4.2003) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/526), arts. 1(2)(c), 25(2)(c)
C17Reg. 6(5)(b) sum confirmed (7.4.2003) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/526), arts. 1(2)(c), 25(2)(d)
C18Reg. 6(8) sum confirmed (7.4.2003) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/526), arts. 1(2)(c), 25(2)(e)
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