The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003

Article 3(1)

SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 4 RATES OF BENEFITS, ETC.

PART I CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit	Weekly rate
2.   Short-term incapacity benefit(1).	(a) lower rate	£54.40
	(a) higher rate	£64.35
2A.   Long-term incapacity benefit.		£72.15
5.   Category B retirement pension where section 48A(3) applies.		£46.35
6.   Child’s special allowance.		£11.35

PART II BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT

Bereavement payment(2).

£2,000.00

PART III NON-CONTRIBUTORY PERIODICAL BENEFITS

Description of benefit	Weekly rate
1.   Attendance allowance.	(a) higher rate	£57.20
	(b) lower rate	£38.30
	(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 65(3)).
2.   Severe disablement allowance.		£43.60
3.   Age related addition.	(a) higher rate	£15.15
	(b) middle rate	£9.70
	(c) lower rate	£4.85
	(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 69(1)).
4.   Carer’s allowance(3).		£43.15
5.   Guardian’s allowance.		£11.55
6.   Category C retirement pension.	(a) lower rate	£27.70
	(b) higher rate	£46.35
	(the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with section 78(5)).
7.   Category D retirement pension.	The higher rate for Category C retirement pensions under paragraph 6 above.
8.   Age addition (to a pension of any category, and otherwise under section 79).		£0.25

PART IV INCREASES FOR DEPENDANTS

Benefit to which increase applies (1)	Increase for qualifying child (2)	Increase for adult dependant (3)
	£	£
1A.   Short-term incapacity benefit—
(a) where the beneficiary is under pensionable age	11.35	33.65
(b) where the beneficiary is over pensionable age	11.35	41.50
2.   Long-term incapacity benefit	11.35	43.15
3.   Maternity allowance	—	33.65
4.   Widowed mother’s allowance	11.35	—
4A.   Widowed parent’s allowance	11.35	—
5.   Category A or B retirement pension	11.35	46.35
6.   Category C retirement pension	11.35	27.70
7.   Child’s special allowance	11.35	—
8.   Severe disablement allowance	11.35	25.90
9.   Carer’s allowance	11.35	25.80

PART V RATES OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES BENEFIT

Description of benefit, etc.	Rate
1.   Disablement pension (weekly rates).	For the several degrees of disablement set out in column (1) of the following Table, the respective amounts in that Table, using— (a) column (2) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant; (b) column (3) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled;
	TABLE
	Degree of Disablement	Amount
	(1)	(2)	(3)
	Per cent.	£	£
	100	116.80	71.55
	90	105.12	64.40
	80	93.44	57.24
	70	81.76	50.09
	60	70.08	42.93
	50	58.40	35.78
	40	46.72	28.62
	30	35.04	21.47
	20	23.36	14.31
2.   Maximum increase of weekly rate of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.	(a) except in cases of exceptionally severe disablement		£46.80
	(b) in any case		£93.60
3.   Increase of weekly rate of disablement pension (exceptionally severe disablement).			£46.80
4.   Maximum of aggregate of weekly benefit payable for successive accidents.	(a) for any period during which the beneficiary is over the age of 18 or is entitled to an increase in benefit in respect of a child or adult dependant		£116.80
	(b) for any period during which the beneficiary is not over the age of 18 and not so entitled		£71.55
5.   Unemployability supplement under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.			£72.15
6.   Increase under paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of unemployability supplement.	(a) if on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 35 or if that date fell before 5th July 1948		£15.15
	(b) if head (a) above does not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 40 and he had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979		£15.15
	(c) if heads (a) and (b) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 45		£9.70
	(d) if heads (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply and on the qualifying date the beneficiary was under the age of 50 and had not attained pensionable age before 6th April 1979		£9.70
	(e) in any other case		£4.85
7.   Increase under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.			£11.35
8.   Increase under paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 of weekly rate of disablement pension.			£43.15
9.   Maximum disablement gratuity under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7.			£7,760.00
10.   Widow’s pension (weekly rates).	(a) initial rate(4)		£57.65
	(b) higher permanent rate		£77.45
	(c) lower permanent rate 30 per cent. of the first sum specified in section 44(4) (Category A basic retirement pension) (the appropriate rate being determined in accordance with paragraph 16 of Schedule 7).
11.   Widower’s pension (weekly rate).			£77.45
12.   Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7.	In respect of each qualifying child		£11.35

Article 17(3)

SCHEDULE 2 PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 2 APPLICABLE AMOUNTS

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

1.   The weekly amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the weekly amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 17(1) and 18(1) (applicable amounts and polygamous marriages).

(1)	(2)
Person or Couple	Amount
(1) Single claimant aged— (a) except where head (b) or (c) of this sub-paragraph applies, less than 18; (b) less than 18 who falls within any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1A; (c) less than 18 who satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(a); (d) not less than 18 but less than 25; (e) not less than 25.	(1) (a) £32.90; (b) £43.25; (c) £43.25; (d) £43.25; (e) £54.65.
(2) Lone parent aged— (a) except where head (b) or (c) of this sub-paragraph applies, less than 18; (b) less than 18 who falls within any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1A; (c) less than 18 who satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(a); (d) not less than 18.	(a) £32.90; (b) £43.25; (c) £43.25; (d) £54.65.
(3) Couple—
(a) where both members are aged less than 18 and— (i) at least one of them is treated as responsible for a child; or (ii) had they not been members of a couple, each would have qualified for income support under regulation 4ZA; or (iii) the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or (iv) there is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under section 16 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (persons under 18: severe hardship);	(a) 65.30;
(b) where both members are aged less than 18 and head (a) does not apply but one member of the couple falls within any of the circumstances specified in paragraph 1A;	(a) £43.35;
(c) where both members are aged less than 18 and heads (a) and (b) do not apply;	(a) £32.90;
(d) where both members are aged not less than 18;	(a) £85.75;
(e) where one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who— (i) qualifies for income support under regulation 4ZA, or who would so qualify if he were not a member of a couple; or (ii) satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or (iii) is the subject of a direction under section 16 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (persons under 18: severe hardship);	(a) £85.75;
(f) where the claimant is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and his partner is a person under 18 who— (i) would not qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA if he were not a member of a couple; and (ii) does not satisfy the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); and (iii) is not the subject of a direction under section 16 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (persons under 18: severe hardship);	(a) £43.25;
(g) where the claimant is aged not less than 25 and his partner is a person under 18 who— (i) would not qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA if he were not a member of a couple; and (ii) does not satisfy the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); and (iii) is not the subject of a direction under section 16 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (persons under 18: severe hardship).	(a) £54.65.

2.— (1) The weekly amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person specified in column (1) shall, for the relevant period specified in column (1), be the weekly amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 17(1)(b) and 18(1)(c).

(1)	(2)
Child or Young Persons	Amount
Person in respect of the period—
(a) beginning on that person’s date of birth and ending on the day preceding the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday;	(a) £38.50;
(b) beginning on the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday and ending on the day preceding that person’s nineteenth birthday.	(b) £38.50.

2A.— (1) The weekly amount for the purposes of regulations 17(1)(bb) and 18(1)(cc) (residential allowance) in respect of a person who satisfies the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2) shall, subject to sub-paragraph (6), be—

(a) except in a case to which head (b) applies, £65.50; and

(b) where the home in which the person resides is situated within the area described in Schedule 3C (the Greater London area), £72.85.

Article 17(5)

SCHEDULE 3 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

(1)	(2)
Premium	Amount
15.   — (1A) Bereavement Premium.	(1A) £22.80.
(2) Pensioner premium for persons aged under 75— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(b).	(2) (a) £47.45; (b) £70.05.
(2A) Pensioner premium for persons aged 75 and over— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9A(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9A(b).	(2A) (a) £47.45; (b) £70.05.
(3) Higher Pensioner Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph10(1)(a) or (b); or (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(2)(a) or (b).	(3) (a) £47.45; (b) £70.05.
(4) Disability Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(b).	(4) (a) £23.30; (b) £33.25.
(5) Severe Disability Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(b)— (i) if there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance(5) or if he or any partner satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 13(3A); (ii) if no-one is in receipt of such an allowance.	(5) (a) £42.95; (b) (i) £42.95. (ii) £85.90.
(6) Disabled Child Premium.	(6) £41.30 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the condition specified in paragraph 14 is satisfied.
(7) Carer Premium.	(7) £25.10 in respect of each person who satisfied the condition specified in paragraph 14ZA.
(8) Enhanced disability premium where the conditions in paragraph 13A are satisfied.	(8) (a) £16.60 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied; (b) £11.40 in respect of each person who is neither— (i) a child or young person; nor (ii) a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage, in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied; (c) £16.45 where the claimant is a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage and the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied in respect of a member of that couple or polygamous marriage.

Article 17(7)

SCHEDULE 4 INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS WHICH ARE AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

(1)	(2)
Patients 1.  Subject to paragraphs 2, 2A, 3 and 18, a person who has been a patient for a period of more than six weeks and who is— (a) a single claimant; (b) a lone parent; (c) a member of a couple— (i) where only one of the couple is a patient or, where both members of the couple are patients but only one has been a patient for that period; (ii) where both members of the couple have been a patient for that period; (d) a member of a polygamous marriage— (i) where at least one member of the polygamous marriage is not a patient or has not been a patient for more than that period; (ii) where all the members of the polygamous marriage have been patients for more than that period.	1.—(a) £19.35 plus any amount applicable under regulation 17(1)(e), (f) or (g); (b) £19.35 plus any amounts applicable to him under regulation 17(1)(b), (c), (e), (f) or (g) or under regulation 17(1)(d) because of paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts); (c) (i) the amount applicable in respect of both of them under regulation 17(1) reduced by £15.50; (ii) £38.70 plus any amounts which may be applicable under regulation 17(1)(b), (c), (e), (f) or (g) or under regulation 17(1)(d) because of paragraph 14 of Schedule 2; (d) (i) the applicable amount under regulation 18 (polygamous marriages) shall be reduced by £15.50 in respect of each such member who is a patient; (ii) the applicable amount shall be £19.35 in respect of each member plus any amounts applicable under regulation 18(1)(c), (d), (f), (g) or (h) or (e) because of his satisfying the condition specified in paragraph 14 of Schedule 2.
2.  A single claimant who has been a patient for a continuous period of more than 52 weeks, where—
(a) the following conditions are satisfied— (i) a person has been appointed to act for him under regulation 33 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(6) (persons unable to act); and (ii) his income support is payable to an administrative officer of the hospital or other institution either as or at the request of the person so appointed; and (iii) a registered medical practitioner treating him certifies that all or part of his income support cannot be used by him or on his behalf; or	(a) Such amount (if any) not exceeding £15.50 as is reasonable having regard to the views of the hospital staff and the patient’s relatives if available as to the amount necessary for his personal use;
(b) those conditions are not satisfied.	(b) £15.50.
2A.  A single claimant who is detained under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983(7) or, in Scotland, under the provisions of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984(8) or the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(9) and who immediately before his detention under any of those Acts was a prisoner.	2A.  £15.50.
3.  Subject to paragraph 18—
(a) a claimant who is not a patient and who is a member of a family of which another member is a child or young person who has been a patient for a period of more than 12 weeks; or (b) where the person is a member of a family and paragraph 1 applies to him and another member of the family who is a child or young person has been a patient for a period of more than 12 weeks.	(a) The amount applicable to him under regulation 17(1) or 18 except that the amount applicable under regulation 17(1)(b) or 18(1)(c) in respect of the child or young person referred to in Column (1) of this paragraph shall be £15.50 instead of an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2; or (b) the amount applicable to him under paragraph 1 except that the amount applicable under regulation 17(1)(b) or 18(1)(c) in respect of the child or young person referred to in Column (1) of this paragraph shall be £15.50 instead of an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2.
Single claimants temporarily in local authority accommodation 10A.  A single claimant who is temporarily in accommodation referred to in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c)(10) of the definition of residential accommodation in regulation 21(3) (special cases).	10A.  £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses plus any amounts applicable under regulation 17(1)(e), (f) or (g).
Couples and members of polygamous marriages where one member is or all are temporarily in local authority accommodation 10B.  — (1) A claimant who is a member of a couple temporarily separated from his partner where one of them is living in the home while the other is in accommodation referred to in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c)(11) of the definition of residential accommodation in regulation 21(3) (special cases).	10B.  — (1) The aggregate of the amount applicable for the member who remains in the home calculated as if he were a single claimant under regulation 17(1) or 21 and in respect of the other member £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses.
(2) A claimant who is a member of a polygamous marriage and who is temporarily separated from a partner of his where one is, or some are, living in the home while one is, or some are, in accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1).	(2) The aggregate of the amount applicable for the members of the polygamous marriage who remain in the home, under regulation 18 and in respect of each member not in the home £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses.
(3) A claimant who is a member of a couple or a member of a polygamous marriage where both members of that couple or all the members of that marriage are in accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1).	(3) For each member of that couple or marriage £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses plus, if appropriate, the amount applicable under regulation 17(1)(e), (f) or (g) or 18(1)(f) or (h).
Lone parents who are in residential accommodation temporarily 10C.  A claimant who is a lone parent who has entered residential accommodation temporarily.	10C.  £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses, plus— (a) in respect of each child or young person who is a member of his family, the amount in respect of him prescribed in paragraph 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) of Schedule 2 or under this Schedule as appropriate; and (b) any amount which would be applicable to the claimant if he were not temporarily living away from the dwelling occupied as his home, under regulation 17(1)(c), (e), (f) or (g).
Persons in residential accommodation 13.  — (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person in, or only temporarily absent from, residential accommodation who is— (a) a single claimant; (b) a lone parent; (c) one of a couple; (d) a child or young person; (e) a member of a polygamous marriage. (2) A single claimant who has become a patient and whose residential accommodation was provided by and managed by a local authority.	13.  — (1) Any amount applicable under regulation 17(1)(f) or (g) or 18(1)(g) or (h), plus— (a) £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses; (b) the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column; (c) twice the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column; (d) the appropriate amount in respect of him prescribed in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts); (e) the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column multiplied by the number of members of the polygamous marriage in, or only temporarily absent from, that accommodation. (2) Any amount applicable under regulation 17(1)(f) or (g), plus £17.50.
Polish Resettlement 13A.  — (1) A claimant for whom accommodation is provided under section 3 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 (provision of accommodation in camps) where the claimant both requires personal care and is provided with it in the accommodation and— (a) is resident in that accommodation on 31st March 1995 or is temporarily absent on that date; or (b) is first provided with such accommodation and care on or after 1st April 1995; or (c) is re-admitted to such accommodation on or after 1st April 1995 where his absence has been other than temporary.	13A.  — (1) The aggregate of— (a) the weekly charge for the accommodation provided for him, or if he is a member of a family, for him and his family, subject to the maximum determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (2); and (b) a weekly amount for personal expenses for him or, if he is a member of a family, for him and for each member of his family determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) or, in the case of a claimant to whom sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) of Column (1) applies, determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (3A) below.
(2) In this paragraph “personal care” means care which a claimant requires by reason of old age, disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs, past or present mental disorder or a terminal illness.	(2) The maximum referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) shall be— (a) in the case of a single claimant, £390.00; (b) in the case of a claimant who is a member of a family the aggregate of the following amounts— (i) in respect of the claimant, £390.00; (ii) in respect of each member of his family who lives in the accommodation aged under 11, 1½ times the amount specified in paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 2; (iii) in respect of each member of his family aged not less than 11 who lives in the accommodation, £390.00; and (iv) where the claimant is a lone parent, in respect of each member of the family who does not live in the accommodation, the amount which would be applicable in respect of that member under Schedule 2.
(3) An absence is temporary for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) where the absent resident with the agreement of the manager of the accommodation intends to return to the accommodation in due course.	(3) Except where the claimant is a person to whom sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) of Column (1) refers, the amount for personal expenses referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall be— (a) for the claimant, £17.50; (b) for his partner, £17.50; (d) for a young person aged under 18 but over 16, £10.90; (e) for a child aged under 16 but over 11, £9.40; (f) for a child aged under 11, £6.45. (3A) In the case of a claimant to whom sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) of Column (1) applies, the amount for personal expenses referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above shall be £17.50. (4) The maximum amount in respect of a member of a family aged under 11 calculated in the manner referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 5p by treating an odd amount of 2.5p or more as 5p and by disregarding an odd amount of less than 2.5p.

PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

Paragraph in Schedule 7	Specified Sum
7.  Members of religious orders	Nil
8.  Prisoners	Nil
13A.  Polish Resettlement	(3) (c) for a young person aged 18, £15.55.
13B.  Polish Resettlement: persons temporarily absent from accommodation	80 per cent.
17.  Person from abroad	Nil

Article 17(8)

SCHEDULE 5 OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS

(1)	(2)
Provision in Income Support Regulations	Specified Sum
Regulation 22A(1)(12)	Applicable amount to be reduced by a sum equivalent to 20 per cent. of the specified amount.
Regulation 71(1)(a)(i)(13)	90 per cent. of the amount applicable or, as the case may be, of the reduced amount.
Regulation 71(1)(c)(i)	98 per cent. of the applicable amount for persons in residential accommodation.
Regulation 71(1)(d)	90 per cent. of the applicable amount.
Schedule 3(14), paragraph 5(3)	The relevant fraction of the applicable amount is the amount calculated by the formula—
Schedule 3, paragraph 6(1)(b)(15)	Half the amount which would fall to be met by applying the provisions of sub-paragraph (a).
Schedule 3, paragraph 6(1)(c)	Nil.
Schedule 3, paragraph 7(8)	100 per cent. of eligible interest.
Schedule 3, paragraph 8(1)(b)	Nil.
Schedule 3, paragraph 10(1)(16)	The weekly amount of housing costs is the amount calculated by the formula—
Schedule 3, paragraph 11(5)	£100,000.
Schedule 3, paragraph 11(7)(a)	The alternative appropriate amount shall be calculated using the formula P × Q
Schedule 3, paragraph 11(11)(17)	The qualifying portion of a loan shall be determined by the formula—
Schedule 3, paragraph 12(1)(a)(18)	5.34 per cent.
Schedule 3, paragraph 12(2) and (3)	5 per cent.

Article 20(7)

SCHEDULE 6 PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 2 APPLICABLE AMOUNTS

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

1.   The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 16(a) and 17(a) and (b)—

(1)	(2)
Person or Couple	Amount
(1) Single claimant aged— (b) less than 25; (c) not less than 25.	(1) (b) £43.25; (c) £54.65.
(2) Lone parent aged— (a) less than 18; (b) not less than 18.	(2) (a) £43.25; (b) £54.65.
(3) Couple— (a) where both members are aged less than 18; (b) where at least one member is aged not less than 18.	(3) (a) £65.30; (b) £85.75.

2.— (1) The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person specified in column (1) shall, for the relevant period specified in column (1), be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 16(b) and 17(c)—

(1)	(2)
Child or Young Person	Amount
Person in respect of the period— (a) beginning on that person’s date of birth and ending on the day preceding the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday; (b) beginning on the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday and ending on the day preceding that person’s nineteenth birthday.	(a) £38.50; (b) £38.50.

Article 20(9)

SCHEDULE 7 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART IV AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

Premium	Amount
15.— (1A) Bereavement Premium.	(1A) £22.80.
(2) Pensioner Premium for persons aged under 75— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(b).	2.— (a) £47.45; (b) £70.05.
(2A) Pensioner Premium for persons aged 75 and over— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9A(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9A(b).	2A.— (a) £47.45; (b) £70.05.
(3) Higher Pensioner Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(1)(a) or (b); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(2)(a) or (b).	3.— (a) £47.45; (b) £70.05.
(4) Disability Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(b).	4.— (a) £23.30; (b) £33.25.
(5) Severe Disability Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(2)(b)— (i) in a case where there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance(19) or if he or any partner satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 13(3A); (ii) in a case where there is no-one in receipt of such an allowance.	5.— (a) £42.95; (b) (i) £42.95; (ii) £85.90.
(6) Disabled Child Premium.	6.   £41.30 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the condition specified in paragraph 14 of Part III of this Schedule is satisfied.
(7) Carer Premium(20).	7.   £25.10 in respect of each person who satisfies the condition specified in paragraph 14ZA.
(9) Enhanced disability premium where the conditions in paragraph 13A are satisfied.	(9) (a) £16.60 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied; (b) £11.40 in respect of each person who is neither— (i) a child or young person; nor (ii) a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage, in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied; (c) £16.45 where the claimant is a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage and the conditions specified in paragraph 13A are satisfied in respect of a member of that couple or polygamous marriage.

Article 21(5)

SCHEDULE 8 PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDERAPPLICABLE AMOUNTS

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

1.   The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 8(a) and 9(a) and (b)—

(1)	(2)
Person or Couple	Amount
(1) Single claimant aged— (a) not less than 18 but less than 25; (b) not less than 25.	(1) (a) £43.25 (b) £54.65
(2) Lone parent.	(2) £54.65
(3) Couple.	(3) £85.75

2.— (1) The amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person specified in column (1) shall, for the relevant period specified in column (1), be the amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 8(b) and 9(c)—

(1)	(2)
Child or Young Person	Amount
Person in respect of the period— (a) beginning on that person’s date of birth and ending on the day preceding the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday; (b) beginning on the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday and ending on the day preceding that person’s nineteenth birthday.	(a) £38.50 (b) £38.50

Article 21(7)

SCHEDULE 9 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 1 APPLICABLE AMOUNTS

PART IV AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

Premium	Amount
19.— (1A) Bereavement Premium.	(1A) £22.80.
(2) Pensioner Premium for persons under 75— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 9(b).	(2) (a) £47.45 (b) £70.05
(3) Pensioner Premium for persons 75 or over— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(b).	(3) (a) £47.45 (b) £70.05
(4) Higher Pensioner Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(1)(a) or (b); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11(2)(a) or (b).	(4) (a) £47.45 (b) £70.05
(5) Disability Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 12(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 12(b).	(5) (a) £23.30 (b) £33.25
(6) Severe Disability Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 14(2)(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 14(2)(b)— (i) in a case where there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance(21) or if he or any partner satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 14(3A); (ii) in a case where there is no-one in receipt of such an allowance.	(6) (a) £42.95 (b) (i) £42.95 (ii) £85.90
(7) Disabled Child Premium.	(7) £41.30 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the condition specified in paragraph 15 of Part III of this Schedule is satisfied.
(8) Carer Premium.	(8) £25.10 in respect of each person who satisfies the condition specified in paragraph 16.
(9) Enhanced disability premium where the conditions in paragraph 14A are satisfied.	(9) (a) £16.60 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 14A are satisfied; (b) £11.40 in respect of each person who is neither— (i) a child or young person; nor (ii) a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage, in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 14A are satisfied; (c) £16.45 where the claimant is a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage and the conditions specified in paragraph 14A are satisfied in respect of a member of that couple or polygamous marriage.

Article 23(3)

SCHEDULE 10 PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

SCHEDULE 1 APPLICABLE AMOUNTS

PART I PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

1.   The weekly amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the weekly amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 83, 84(1), 86A and 86B (applicable amounts and polygamous marriages).

(1)	(2)
Person or Couple	Amount
(1) Single claimant aged— (a) except where head (b) or (c) of this sub-paragraph applies, less than 18; (b) less than 18 who falls within paragraph (2) of regulation 57 and who— (i) is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies; or (ii) is the subject of a direction under section 16; (c) less than 18 who satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(a) of Part 3; (d) not less than 18 but less than 25; (e) not less than 25.	1.— (a) £32.90 (b) £43.25 (c) £43.25 (d) £43.25 (e) £54.65
(2) Lone parent aged— (a) except where head (b) or (c) of this sub-paragraph applies, less than 18; (b) less than 18 who falls within paragraph (2) of regulation 57 and who— (i) is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies; or (ii) is the subject of a direction under section 16; (c) less than 18 who satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(a) of Part 3; (d) not less than 18.	2.— (a) £32.90 (b) £43.25 (c) £43.25 (d) £54.65
(3) Couple— (a) where both members are aged less than 18 and— (i) at least one of them is treated as responsible for a child; or (ii) had they not been members of a couple, each would have been a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 (circumstances in which a person aged 16 or 17 is eligible for a jobseeker’s allowance) applied; or (iii) had they not been members of a couple, the claimant would have been a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 (circumstances in which a person aged 16 or 17 is eligible for a jobseeker’s allowance) applied and his partner satisfies the requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it; or (iv) they are married and one member of the couple is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies and the other member is registered in accordance with regulation 62; or (iva) they are married and each member of the couple is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies; or (v) there is a direction under section 16 (jobseeker’s allowance in cases of severe hardship) in respect of each member; or (vi) there is a direction under section 16 in respect of one of them and the other is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies; or (vii) there is a direction under section 16 in respect of one of them and the other satisfies requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it; (b) where both members are aged less than 18 and sub-paragraph (3)(a) does not apply but one member of the couple falls within paragraph (2) of regulation 57 and either— (i) is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies; or (ii) is the subject of a direction under section 16 of the Act; (c) where both members are aged less than 18 and neither head (a) nor (b) of sub-paragraph (3) applies but one member of the couple— (i) is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies; or (ii) is the subject of a direction under section 16; (d) where both members are aged less than 18 and none of heads (a), (b) or (c) of sub-paragraph (3) apply but one member of the couple is a person who satisfies the requirements of paragraph 13(a); (e) where both members are aged not less than 18; (f) where one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who— (i) is a person to whom regulation 59, 60 or 61 applies; or (ii) is the subject of a direction under section 16; and (iii) satisfies requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it; (g) where one member is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and the other member is a person under 18— (i) to whom none of the regulations 59 to 61 applies; or (ii) who is not the subject of a direction under section 16; and (iii) does not satisfy requirements for entitlement to income support disregarding the requirement to make a claim for it; (h) where one member is aged not less than 25 and the other member is a person under 18— (i) to whom none of the regulations 59 to 61 applies; or (ii) is not the subject of a direction under section 16; and (iii) does not satisfy requirements for entitlement to income support disregarding the requirement to make a claim for it.	3.— (a) £65.30 (b) £43.25 (c) £32.90 (d) £43.25 (e) £85.75 (f) £85.75 (g) £43.25 (h) £54.65

2.— (1) The weekly amounts specified in column (2) below in respect of each person specified in column (1) shall, for the relevant period specified in column (1), be the weekly amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 83(b) and 84(1)(c).

(1)	(2)
Child or Young Person	Amount
Person in respect of the period— (a) beginning on that person’s date of birth and ending on the day preceding the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday; (b) beginning on the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday and ending on the day preceding that person’s nineteenth birthday.	(a) £38.50 (b) £38.50

3.— (1) The weekly amount for the purposes of regulations 83(c), 84(l)(d), 86A(b) and 86B(c) (residential allowance) in respect of a person who satisfies the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2) shall, subject to sub-paragraph (7), be—

(a) except in a case to which head (b) applies, £65.50; and

(b) where the home in which the person resides is situated within the area described in Schedule 3 (the Greater London area), £72.85.

Article 23(5)

SCHEDULE 11 PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART IV WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART III

Premium	Amount
20.   — (1A) Bereavement Premium.	(1A) £22.80.
(2) Pensioner premium for persons aged over 60— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(b); (c) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 10(c).	(2) (a) £47.45. (b) £70.05. (c) £70.05.
(3) Pensioner premium for claimants whose partner has attained the age of 75 where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 11.	(3) £70.05.
(4) Higher Pensioner Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 12(1)(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 12(1)(b) or (c).	(4) (a) £47.45. (b) £70.05.
(5) Disability Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(a); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 13(b) or (c).	(5) (a) £23.30. (b) £33.25.
(6) Severe Disability Premium— (a) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 15(1); (b) where the claimant satisfies the condition in paragraph 15(2)— (i) if there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance or if any partner of the claimant satisfies that condition by virtue of paragraph 15(5); (ii) if no-one is in receipt of such an allowance.	(6) (a) £42.95. (b) (i) £42.95. (ii) £85.90.
(7) Disabled Child Premium.	(7) £41.30 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 16 are satisfied.
(8) Carer Premium.	(8) £25.10 in respect of each person who satisfies the condition specified in paragraph 17.
(9) Enhanced disability premium where the conditions in paragraph 15A are satisfied.	(9) (a) £16.60 in respect of each child or young person in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 15A are satisfied; (b) £11.40 in respect of each person who is neither— (i) a child or young person; nor (ii) a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage, in respect of whom the conditions specified in paragraph 15A are satisfied; (c) £16.45 where the claimant is a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage and the conditions specified in paragraph 15A are satisfied in respect of a member of that couple or polygamous marriage.

Article 23(6)

SCHEDULE 12 PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

PART IVB(22) WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF PREMIUMS SPECIFIED IN PART IVA

Premium	Amount
20M.   — (1) Pensioner premium where one member of a joint-claim couple is aged over 60 and the condition in paragraph 20E is satisfied.	(1) £70.05.
(2) Higher Pensioner Premium where one member of a joint-claim couple satisfies the condition in paragraph 20F.	(2) £70.05.
(3) Disability Premium where one member of a joint-claim couple satisfies the condition in paragraph 20G.	(3) £33.25.
(4) Severe Disability Premium where one member of a joint-claim couple satisfies the condition in paragraph 20I(1)— (i) if there is someone in receipt of a carer’s allowance or if either member satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 20I(4);(23) (ii) if no-one is in receipt of such an allowance.	(4) (i) £42.95. (ii) £85.90.
(5) Carer Premium.	(5) £25.10 in respect of each person who satisfied the condition specified in paragraph 20J.
(6) Enhanced disability premium where the conditions in paragraph 20IA are satisfied.	(6) £16.45 where the conditions specified in paragraph 20IA are satisfied in respect of a member of a joint-claim couple.

Article 23(8)

SCHEDULE 13 JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES

PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS WHICH ARE AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Column (1)	Column (2)
Person other than claimant who is a patient 1.  Subject to paragraphs 2, 15 and 17, a person who has been a patient for more than 6 weeks and who is— (a) a member of a couple and the other member is the claimant, or (b) a member of a polygamous marriage and the claimant is a member of the marriage but not a patient.	1.—(a) the applicable amount for a couple under regulation 83 reduced by £15.50; (b) the applicable amount under regulation 84 (polygamous marriages) reduced by £15.50 in respect of each member who is a patient.
2.—(a) A claimant who is not a patient and who is a member of a family of which another member is a child or young person who has been a patient for a period of more than 12 weeks; or (b) where the person is a member of a family and paragraph 1 applies to him and another member of the family who is a child or young person has been a patient for a period of more than 12 weeks.	2.—(a) the amount applicable to him under regulation 83 or 84 except that the amount applicable under regulation 83(b) or 84(1)(c) in respect of the child or young person referred to in Column (1) of this paragraph shall be £15.50 instead of an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1; or (b) the amount applicable to him under paragraph 1 except that the amount applicable under regulation 83(b) or 84(1)(c) in respect of the child or young person referred to in Column (1) of this paragraph shall be £15.50 instead of an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.
Single claimants temporarily in local authority accommodation 7.  A single claimant who is temporarily in accommodation provided by a local authority of a kind specified in the definition of residential accommodation in regulation 85 (special cases).	7.  £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses plus any amounts applicable under regulation 83(f) and 87(2) and (3).
Couples and members of polygamous marriages where one member is or all are temporarily in local authority accommodation 8.  — (1) A claimant who is a member of a couple and temporarily separated from his partner where one of them is living in the home while the other is in accommodation provided by a local authority of a kind specified in the definition of residential accommodation in regulation 85 (special cases).	8.  — (1) The aggregate of the amount applicable for the member who remains in the home calculated as if he were a single claimant under regulation 83 or 85 and in respect of the other member £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses.
(2) A claimant who is a member of a polygamous marriage and who is temporarily separated from a partner of his where one is, or some are, living in the home while one is, or some are, in accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1).	(2) The aggregate of the amount applicable, for the members of the polygamous marriage who remain in the home, under regulation 84 and in respect of each member not in the home £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses.
(3) A claimant who is a member of a couple or a member of a polygamous marriage where both members of that couple or all the members of that marriage are in accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1).	(3) For each member of that couple or marriage £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses plus, if appropriate, the amount applicable under regulation 83(f), 84(1)(g) and 87(2) and (3).
Lone parents who are in residential accommodation temporarily 9.  A claimant who is a lone parent who has entered residential accommodation temporarily.	9.  £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses, plus— (a) in respect of each child or young person who is a member of his family, the amount in respect of him prescribed in paragraph 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) of Schedule 1 or under this Schedule as appropriate; and (b) any amount which would be applicable to the claimant if he were not temporarily living away from the dwelling occupied as his home, under regulation 83(d) or (f) or under regulation 87(2) or (3).
Persons in residential accommodation 15.  — (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person in, or only temporarily absent from, residential accommodation who is— (a) a single claimant; (b) a lone parent; (c) one of a couple; (d) a child or young person; (e) a member of a polygamous marriage.	15.  — (1) Any amount applicable under regulation 87(2) and (3), plus— (a) £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses; (b) the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column; (c) twice the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column; (d) the appropriate amount in respect of him prescribed in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts); (e) the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column multiplied by the number of members of the polygamous marriage in or only temporarily absent from that accommodation.
(2) A single claimant who has become a patient and whose residential accommodation was provided by and managed by a local authority.	(2) Any amount applicable under regulation 87(2) and (3), plus £17.50.

PART II OTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

Paragraph in Schedule 5	Specified Sum
4.  Members of religious orders	Nil
14.  Person from abroad	Nil

Article 23(9)

SCHEDULE 14 JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASESSCHEDULE 5A(24) TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS (APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES) AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Column (1)	Column (2)
Patients 1.  Subject to paragraphs 9 and 11, a joint-claim couple where one member— (a) has been a patient for more than six weeks; (b) is a member of a polygamous marriage and another member of that marriage who is not a joint-claimant has been a patient for more than six weeks.	1.—(a) The applicable amount under regulation 86A reduced by £15.50; (b) The applicable amount under regulation 86B (polygamous marriages) reduced by £15.50 in respect of each member of the polygamous marriage who is a patient.
Joint-Claim Couple Without Accommodation 2.  A joint-claim couple who are without accommodation.	2.  The amount applicable to the couple under regulation 86A(a) (personal allowance) only.
Members of Religious Orders 3.  A joint-claim couple who are both members of and fully maintained by a religious order.	3.  Nil.
Specified Cases of Temporarily Separated Joint-Claim Couples 4.  A joint-claim couple who are temporarily separated where— (a) one member is— (i) not a patient but is resident in a nursing home; (ii) resident in a residential care home; (iii) resident in premises used for the rehabilitation of alcoholics or drug addicts; (iv) resident in accommodation provided under section 3 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 (provision of accommodation in camps(25); (v) participating in arrangements for training made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(26), or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990(27) or participating in an employment rehabilitation programme established under that section of the Act of 1973, where the course requires him to live away from the dwelling occupied as the home; or (vi) in a probation or bail hostel approved for the purpose by the Secretary of State, and (b) the other member is— (i) living in the dwelling occupied as the home; (ii) a patient; (iii) in residential accommodation; or (iv) resident in a residential care home or nursing home.	4.  Either— (a) the amount applicable to the joint-claim couple under regulation 86A; or (b) the aggregate of the applicable amounts of both claimants assessed under the provisions of these Regulations as if each of them were a single claimant, whichever is the greater.
Polygamous Marriages where one or more members of the marriage are temporarily separated 5.  A joint-claim couple where one member is a member of a polygamous marriage and is temporarily separated from a partner of his, where one of them is living in the home while the other member is— (a) not a patient but is resident in a nursing home; (b) resident in a residential care home; (c) resident in premises used for the rehabilitation of alcoholics or drug addicts; (d) attending a course of training or instruction provided or approved by the Secretary of State where the course requires him to live away from home; or (e) in a probation or bail hostel approved for the purpose by the Secretary of State.	5.  Either— (a) the amount applicable to the joint-claim couple under regulation 86B; or (b) the aggregate of the amount applicable for the joint-claim couple in respect of the members of the polygamous marriage who remain in the home under regulation 86B and the amount applicable in respect of those members not in the home calculated as if each of them were a single claimant, whichever is the greater.
Joint-claim couples and members of polygamous marriages where one member is, or all are, temporarily in local authority accommodation 6.  — (1) A joint-claim couple where one member is temporarily separated from the other member where one of them is living in the home while the other is in accommodation referred to in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) (excluding heads (i) and (ii) of sub-paragraph (d)) of the definition of residential accommodation in regulation 85 (special cases). (2) A joint-claim couple where one member is a member of a polygamous marriage and is temporarily separated from a partner of his where one is, or some are, living in the home while one is, or some are, in accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1). (3) A joint-claim couple where both members or all the members of a polygamous marriage of which a member of the joint-claim couple is a member, are in accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1).	6.  — (1) The aggregate of the amount applicable for the claimant who remains in the home calculated as if he were a single claimant under regulation 83, 85 or 86 and in respect of the other joint-claimant £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses. (2) The aggregate of the amount applicable for the members of the polygamous marriage who remain in the home under regulation 86B, and in respect of each member not in the home, £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses. (3) For each member of that couple or marriage £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses plus, if appropriate, the amount applicable under regulation 84A(d) and 84B(e).
Joint-claim couples where one member is absent from the United Kingdom 7.  A joint-claim couple where one member is temporarily absent from the United Kingdom— (a) in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B); (b) in any other circumstances.	7.—(a) The amount applicable to them as a couple under regulation 86A for the relevant period prescribed in regulation 50(6B). (b) For the first four weeks of that absence, the amount applicable to them as a couple under regulation 86A, as the case may be, and thereafter the amount applicable to the claimant in Great Britain under regulation 83, as the case may be, as if that claimant were a single claimant.
Polygamous marriages where any member of the marriage is abroad 8.  A joint-claim couple where one member is a member of a polygamous marriage and— (a) he, the other member or one of his partners is; (b) he, the other member and one or more of his partners are; or (c) the other member and one or more of his partners or two or more of his partners are, temporarily absent from the United Kingdom.	8.  For the first four weeks of that absence, the amount applicable to the joint-claim couple under regulations 86B to 86C, as the case may be, and thereafter, if the joint-claim couple are in Great Britain the amount applicable to them under regulations 86B to 86C, as the case may be, as if any member of the polygamous marriage not in the United Kingdom were not a member of the marriage.
Members of joint-claim couples in residential accommodation 9.  — (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a joint-claim couple where one member is in or only temporarily absent from residential accommodation. (2) A joint-claim couple where either member is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of that marriage are in or only temporarily absent from residential accommodation.	9.  — (1) £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses. (2) The amount specified in sub-paragraph (1) of this column multiplied by the number of members of the polygamous marriage in or only temporarily absent from that accommodation.

Article 23(11)

SCHEDULE 15 OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

Provision in Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations	Specified Sum
Regulation 145(1)(28)	Weekly applicable amount to be reduced by a sum equivalent to 40 per cent. or, as the case may be, 20 per cent. of the specified amount.
Regulation 146G(1)(29)	Weekly applicable amount to be reduced by a sum equivalent to 40 per cent. or, as the case may be, 20 per cent. of the specified amount.
Regulation 148(1)(a)(i)	90 per cent. of the applicable amount or, as the case may be, of the reduced applicable amount.
Regulation 148(1)(c)(i)	98 per cent. of the applicable amount for persons in residential accommodation.
Regulation 148(1)(d)	90 per cent. of the applicable amount.
Regulation 148A(1)(a)(i)(30)	90 per cent. of the applicable amount or, as the case may be, of the reduced applicable amount.
Regulation 148A(1)(c)	98 per cent. of the applicable amount for persons in residential accommodation.
Regulation 148A(1)(d)	90 per cent. of the applicable amount.
Schedule 2, paragraph 5(3)	The relevant fraction of the applicable amount is the amount calculated by the formula—
Schedule 2, paragraph 6(1)(b)	Half the amount which would fall to be met by applying the provisions of sub-paragraph (a).
Schedule 2, paragraph 6(1)(c)	Nil.
Schedule 2, paragraph 7(1)(b)	Nil.
Schedule 2, paragraph 9(1)(31)	The weekly amount of housing costs is the amount calculated by the formula—
Schedule 2, paragraph 10(4)	£100,000.
Schedule 2, paragraph 10(6)(a)	The alternative appropriate amount shall be calculated using the formula— P × Q
Schedule 2, paragraph 10(10)	The qualifying portion of a loan shall be determined by the formula—
Schedule 2, paragraph 11(2) and (3)(32)	5 per cent.

Article 25(6)

SCHEDULE 16 OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS

Provision in State Pension Credit Regulations	Specified Amount
Regulation 6(3)(a) (guarantee credit for prisoners and members of religious orders who are fully maintained by their order)	Nil.
Regulation 6(3)(b) (prescribed additional amount for prisoners and members of religious orders who are fully maintained by their order)	Nil.
Regulation 7(3) (maximum savings credit for prisoners and members of religious orders who are fully maintained by their order)	Nil.
Schedule II, paragraph 6(3)	The relevant fraction of the applicable amount is the amount calculated by the formula—
Schedule II, paragraph 7(1)	The weekly amount of housing costs is the amount calculated by the formula—
Schedule II, paragraph 8(2)	£100,000.
Schedule II, paragraph 8(4)(a)	The alternative appropriate amount shall be calculated using the formula—P × Q
Schedule II, paragraph 8(8)	The qualifying portion of a loan shall be determined by the formula—
Schedule II, paragraph 9(2) and (3)	5 per cent.

(1)

Paragraph 1 was repealed by section 41(5) of, and Schedule 3 to, the 1995 Act. Paragraph 2 was substituted and paragraph 2A was inserted by section 2(2) of the 1994 Act; paragraph 3 was repealed by section 11(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, that Act. Paragraph 5 was amended by paragraph 21 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995.

(2)

Part II was substituted by section 54(2) of the 1999 Act.

(3)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/1457.

(4)

Widow’s pension is payable in relation only to deaths occurring before 11th April 1988 (paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 7 to the Contributions and Benefits Act). The initial rate relates only to the period of 26 weeks following the date of the deceased’s death (paragraph 16(1) of that Schedule). The rate stated is therefore the rate applicable for the 26 weeks following 10th April 1988.

(5)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/2497.

(6)

S.I. 1987/1968.

(7)

1983 c. 20.

(8)

1984 c. 36.

(9)

1995 c. 46.

(10)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/3767.

(11)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/3767.

(12)

Regulation 22A was inserted by S.I. 1996/206 and paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1999/2422 and 3109.

(13)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663, 1992/3147, 1993/2119, 1994/527 and 1996/206.

(14)

Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 1995/1613.

(15)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/2927.

(16)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/3651.

(17)

Paragraph 11(11) was inserted by S.I. 1995/2927.

(18)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/338.

(19)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/2497.

(20)

Sub-paragraph (7) was added by S.I. 1990/1775.

(21)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/2497.

(22)

Part IVB was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978.

(23)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/518.

(24)

Schedule 5A was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978.

(25)

1947 c. 19; section 3(1) was amended by section 39(1) of, and Schedule 6 to, the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20) and section 20(1) of, and paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 4 to, the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30).

(26)

1973 c. 50; section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c. 19), and amended by section 29(4) of, and Part I of Schedule 7 to, the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38) and section 47(1) of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19).

(27)

1990 c. 35.

(28)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/1516.

(29)

Regulation 146G was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978.

(30)

Regulation 148A was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978.

(31)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/3651.

(32)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/1517.