Income
Support Law and Regulations (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 2024
Made 11th June 2024
Coming into
force in accordance with Regulation 3
1 Income Support (Jersey) Law
2007 amended
In Article 5(3)
(components and rate of income support) of the Income Support
(Jersey) Law 2007, after sub-paragraph (d) there is
inserted –
“(e) a rate in respect of the
ancillary home care costs of a person in the household who has long-term care
needs.”.
2 Income Support (Jersey)
Regulations 2007 amended
(1) This
Regulation amends the Income
Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007.
(2) In
Regulation 1 (interpretation), before the definition “approved care home”
there is inserted –
“ “ancillary home care costs component” means the special component
under Article 5(3)(e) of the Law;”.
(3) In
Part 2 (special components) of Schedule 1, after paragraph 12
there is inserted –
“E: Ancillary home care costs component
13 Criteria for ancillary
home care costs component
A household is entitled to an ancillary home care costs component in
respect of each member of the household who –
(a) is in receipt of an
approved care package under Article 7(2) of the Long-Term Care
(Jersey) Law 2012; and
(b) is being provided with
long-term care under that Law in their home.
14 Rate for ancillary home
care costs component
The rate payable in respect of an ancillary home care costs
component is £30.03.”.
3 Citation and
commencement
These Regulations may be
cited as the Income Support Law and Regulations (Jersey) Amendment Regulations
2024 and come into force on a day to be specified by the Minister by Order.