The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 5) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

2.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1) are amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 7 of Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person)(2), insert—

“Certain persons in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment

7A.   A person who is in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the enhanced rate but only where, immediately before receiving that benefit, the person was entitled to and in receipt of income support because he or she was treated as incapable of work under regulation 10(2)(a)(i) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995(3).”.

(3) In paragraph 17(c) of Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings: annuities purchased with a loan secured on a dwelling)(4), after “the age of 65” insert “or, if it was higher at that time, pensionable age”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1967.

(2)

Schedule 1B was inserted by S.I. 1996/206 and amended by S.I. 1996/206, 2009/3152 and 2010/2429.

(3)

S.I. 1995/311. Amended by S.I. 1995/987 and 1999/3109. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(4)

Amended by S.I. 1994/2139.