Article 19(6)
SCHEDULE 5PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
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PART 1Personal Allowances
1. (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(a) and 23(a) and (b)—
| Column (1) | Column (2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person or couple | Amount | ||||
| (1) | A single claimant who— | (1) | |||
| (a) | is entitled to main phase employment and support allowance; | (a) | £71.70; | ||
| (b) | is aged not less than 25; | (b) | £71.70; | ||
| (c) | is aged less than 25. | (c) | £56.80. | ||
| (2) | Lone parent who— | (2) | |||
| (a) | is entitled to main phase employment and support allowance; | (a) | £71.70; | ||
| (b) | is aged not less than 18; or | (b) | £71.70; | ||
| (c) | is aged less than 18. | (c) | £56.80. | ||
| (3) | Couple where— | (3) | |||
| (a) | the claimant is entitled to main phase employment and support allowance; | (a) | £112.55; | ||
| (b) | at least one member is aged not less than 18; | (b) | £112.55; | ||
| (c) | both members are aged less than 18. | (c) | £85.80. | ||
2.—(1) (2) 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 22(b) and 23(c)—
| Column (1) | Column (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; | (a) | £65.62; |
| (b) | beginning on the first Monday in September following that person’s sixteenth birthday and ending on the day preceding that person’s twentieth birthday.. | (b) | £65.62. |
(1)
Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/1082 and 2012/780.
(2)
Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718 and 2012/780.