Income Support Law and Regulations (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 2024

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Income Support Law and Regulations (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 2024

Made                                                                                                              11th June 2024

Coming into force                                                     in accordance with Regulation 3

THE STATES make these Regulations under Articles 5(4), (5) and (7) and 18 of the Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007 –

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.

 

 


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