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PART 1E+W+SPersonal allowances
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C1Sch. 3 Pt. 1 modified (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 2.4.2007 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/688), arts. 1(2)(j), 19(6), Sch. 6
C2Sch. 3 Pt. 1 modified (1.4.2008 for specified purposes, 7.4.2008 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/632), arts. 1(2)(j), 19(7), Sch. 6
C3Sch. 3 Pt. 1 modified (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with art. 1(3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I., in force in so far as not already in force and with effect in accordance with art. 1(3)(a) 6 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/497), arts. 1(2)(i), 19(7), Sch. 5
C4Sch. 3 Pt. 1 modified (1.4.2010 for specified purposes, 5.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/793), arts. 1(2)(j), 19(6), Sch. 5
C5Sch. 3 Pt. 1 sums amended and confirmed (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(j) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/821), arts. 1(2)(j), 20(6), Sch. 5
C6Sch. 3 Pt. 1 sums amended and confirmed (1.4.2012 for specified purposes, 2.4.2012) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/780), arts. 1(2)(j), 20(6), Sch. 5
C7Sch. 3 Pt. 1 sums amended and confirmed (1.4.2013) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/574), arts. 1(2)(a), 19(1)(6), Sch. 5
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 22[F1(1)](a) and 23[F1(1)](a) and (b)—E+W+S
| [F2Column (1) | Column (2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person or couple | Amount | ||||
| (1) | A single claimant who— | (1) | |||
| (a) | is entitled to main phase employment and support allowance; | (a) | £90.50; | ||
| (b) | is aged not less than 25; | (b) | £90.50; | ||
| (c) | is aged less than 25. | (c) | £71.70. | ||
| (2) | Lone parent who— | (2) | |||
| (a) | is entitled to main phase employment and support allowance; | (a) | £90.50; | ||
| (b) | is aged not less than 18; | (b) | £90.50; | ||
| (c) | is aged less than 18. | (c) | £71.70. | ||
| (3) | Couple where— | (3) | |||
| (a) | the claimant is entitled to main phase employment and support allowance; | (a) | £142.25; | ||
| (b) | at least one member is aged not less than 18; | (b) | £142.25; | ||
| (c) | both members are aged less than 18. | (c) | £108.30.] | ||
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 inserted (6.4.2017) by The Social Security (Restrictions on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/376), regs. 1, 7(4) (with reg. 9)
F2Sch. 3 para. 1 table substituted (1.4.2024) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(a), 23(6)(a), Sch. 4
E+W+S
[F31A. For the purposes of paragraph 1 a claimant is entitled to main phase employment and support allowance if—
(a)each of the conditions in paragraph 21 is satisfied in relation to the claimant personally [F4or the claimant is personally a member of the work-related activity group]; or
(b)the claimant personally is entitled to a converted employment and support allowance[F5, or would be entitled but for the application of section 1A of the Welfare Reform Act (duration of contributory allowance)].]
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 3 para. 1A substituted (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 69(5)(a) (with reg. 3)
F4Words in Sch. 3 para. 1A(a) inserted (23.6.2017) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/581), regs. 1, 5(5) (with reg. 10)
F5Words in Sch. 3 para. 1A(b) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.5.2012) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Duration of Contributory Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/913), regs. 1(2), 7(1)(2)(a)
2.—(1) The amount 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 22[F6(1)](b) and 23[F6(1)](c)—E+W+S
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
|---|---|
| Child or young person | Amount |
Persons 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)[F7£83.24]; |
(b)beginning on the first Monday in September following that person's sixteenth birthday and ending on the day preceding that person's [F8twentieth] birthday. | (b)[F9£83.24]. |
(2) In column (1) of the table in paragraph (1), “the first Monday in September” means the Monday which first occurs in the month of September in any year.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in Sch. 3 para. 2(1) inserted (6.4.2017) by The Social Security (Restrictions on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/376), regs. 1, 7(4) (with reg. 9)
F7Sum in Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2024) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(a), 23(6)(b)
F8Word in Sch. 3 para. 2(1) substituted (10.4.2006) by The Social Security (Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/718), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(4)
F9Sum in Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2024) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(a), 23(6)(b)
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