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Article 31
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(1) | (2) | |||
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Person or Couple | Amount | |||
(1) Single claimant— | (1) | |||
(a) | who satisfies the conditions set out in section 2(2) or 4(4) of the Act or who is a member of the work-related activity group; | (a) | £84.80; | |
(b) | aged not less than 25; | (b) | £84.80; | |
(c) | aged less than 25. | (c) | £67.20; | |
(2) Lone parent or a person who has no partner and who is responsible for and a member of the same household as a young person— | (2) | |||
(a) | who satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) of the Act or who is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act; | (a) | £84.80; | |
(b) | aged not less than 18; | (b) | £84.80; | |
(c) | aged less than 18. | (c) | £67.20; | |
(3) Couple— | (3) | |||
(a) | where both members are aged not less than 18; | (a) | £133.30; | |
(b) | where one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who— | (b) | £133.30; | |
(i) | if that other member had not been a member of a couple, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it; or | |||
(ii) | if that other member had not been a member of a couple, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to an income-related allowance; or | |||
(iii) | satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or | |||
(iv) | is the subject of a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(c) | where the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) of the Act or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act and both members are aged less than 18 and— | (c) | £133.30; | |
(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 an income-related allowance; or | |||
(iii) | had they not been members of a couple the claimant’s partner would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it; or | |||
(iv) | the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or | |||
(v) | there is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(d) | where both members are aged less than 18 and— | (d) | £101.50; | |
(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 an income-related allowance; or | |||
(iii) | had they not been members of a couple the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements for entitlement to income support other than a requirement to make a claim for it; or | |||
(iv) | the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or | |||
(v) | there is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(e) | where the claimant is aged not less than 25 and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who— | (e) | £84.80; | |
(i) | would not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(ii) | would not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(iii) | does not satisfy the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); and | |||
(iv) | is not the subject of a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(f) | where the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) of the Act or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who— | (f) | £84.80; | |
(i) | would not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(ii) | would not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(iii) | does not satisfy the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); and | |||
(iv) | is not the subject of a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(g) | where the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) of the Act or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act and both members are aged less than 18 and paragraph (c) does not apply; | (g) | £84.80; | |
(h) | where the claimant is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who— | (h) | £67.20; | |
(i) | would not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(ii) | would not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(iii) | does not satisfy the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); and | |||
(iv) | is not the subject of a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(i) | where both members are aged less than 18 and paragraph (d) does not apply. | (i) | £67.20. |
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(1) | (2) | |||
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Person or Couple | Amount | |||
(1) Single claimant— | (1) | |||
(a) | who satisfies the conditions set out in section 2(2) or (3) or 4(4) or (5) of the Act; | (a) | £84.80; | |
(b) | aged not less than 25; | (b) | £84.80; | |
(c) | aged less than 25. | (c) | £67.20; | |
(2) Lone parent or a person who has no partner and who is responsible for and a member of the same household as a young person— | (2) | |||
(a) | who satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) or (5) of the Act; | (a) | £84.80; | |
(b) | aged not less than 18; | (b) | £84.80; | |
(c) | aged less than 18. | (c) | £67.20; | |
(3) Couple— | (3) | |||
(a) | where both members are aged not less than 18; | (a) | £133.30; | |
(b) | where one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who— | (b) | £133.30; | |
(i) | if that other member had not been a member of a couple, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it; or | |||
(ii) | if that other member had not been a member of a couple, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to an income-related allowance; or | |||
(iii) | satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or | |||
(iv) | is the subject of a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(c) | where the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) or (5) of the Act and both members are aged less than 18 and— | (c) | £133.30; | |
(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 an income-related allowance; or | |||
(iii) | had they not been members of a couple the claimant’s partner would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it; or | |||
(iv) | the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or | |||
(v) | there is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(d) | where both members are aged less than 18 and— | (d) | £101.50; | |
(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 an income-related allowance; or | |||
(iii) | had they not been members of a couple the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements for entitlement to income support other than a requirement to make a claim for it; or | |||
(iv) | the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or | |||
(v) | there is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(e) | where the claimant is aged not less than 25 and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who— | (e) | £84.80; | |
(i) | would not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(ii) | would not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(iii) | does not satisfy the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); and | |||
(iv) | is not the subject of a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(f) | where the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) or (5) of the Act and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who— | (f) | £84.80; | |
(i) | would not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(ii) | would not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(iii) | does not satisfy the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); and | |||
(iv) | is not the subject of a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(g) | where the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) or (5) of the Act and both members are aged less than 18 and paragraph (c) does not apply; | (g) | £84.80; | |
(h) | where the claimant is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who— | (h) | £67.20; | |
(i) | would not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(ii) | would not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple; | |||
(iii) | does not satisfy the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); and | |||
(iv) | is not the subject of a direction under section 16 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship); | |||
(i) | where both members are aged less than 18 and paragraph (d) does not apply. | (i) | £67.20. |
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