Income Support
(Amendment No. 18) (Jersey)
Regulations 2018
Made 10th July 2018
Coming into force in
accordance with Regulation 3
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 5 and 18 of the Income Support (Jersey)
Law 2007[1], have made the following
Regulations –
1 Schedule 1 to the Income
Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007 amended
(1) In
this Regulation, a reference to a paragraph by number is to the paragraph of the
same number in Schedule 1 to the Income Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007[2].
(2) In
paragraph 2(1) –
(a) for
clause (a) there shall be substituted the following clause –
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“(a)
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under Article 5(2)(a) (adult component rate)
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£97.72”;
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(b) for
clause (d), (e) and (f) there shall be substituted the following clauses –
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“(d)
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under Article 5(2)(c) of the Law (first child component rate)
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£67.90
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(e)
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under Article 5(2)(ca) of the Law (subsequent child component
rate)
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£67.90
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(f)
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under Article 5(2)(d) of the Law (household component rate)
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£54.46”.
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(2) For
paragraph 4(2) there shall be substituted the following
sub-paragraph –
“(2) The rates payable under this
sub-paragraph are –
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(a)
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in the case of a hostel
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£106.19
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(b)
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in the case of lodgings or a bedsit
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£139.86
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 1 bedroom
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£206.15
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(d)
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in the case of a flat with 2 bedrooms
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£263.97
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(e)
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in the case of a flat with 3 or more bedrooms
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£283.29
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 1 bedroom
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£236.32
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(g)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£300.02
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(h)
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in the case of a house with 3 bedrooms
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£350.35
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(i)
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in the case of a house with 4 bedrooms
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£381.92
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(j)
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in the case of a house with 5 or more bedrooms
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£422.80.”.
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(3) For
paragraph 4(7) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph –
“(7) The rates payable under this
sub-paragraph are –
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(a)
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in the case of a bedsit or flat with 1 or 2 bedrooms
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£6.79
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(b)
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in the case of a flat with 3 bedrooms
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£9.59
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 4 or more bedrooms
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£13.58
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(d)
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in the case of a house with 1 bedroom
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£6.79
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(e)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£9.59
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 3 or more bedrooms
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£13.58.”.
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(4) For
paragraph 4(13) there shall be substituted the following
sub-paragraph –
“(13) The rates payable under this
sub-paragraph are –
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(a)
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in the case of a hostel
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£106.19
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(b)
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in the case of lodgings or a bedsit
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£132.51
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 1 bedroom
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£195.37
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(d)
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in the case of a flat with 2 bedrooms
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£250.11
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(e)
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in the case of a flat with 3 or more bedrooms
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£268.38
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 1 bedroom
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£223.86
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(g)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£284.34
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(h)
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in the case of a house with 3 bedrooms
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£331.94
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(i)
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in the case of a house with 4 bedrooms
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£361.83
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(j)
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in the case of a house with 5 or more bedrooms
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£400.54.”.
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(5) For
paragraph 6(3) there shall be substituted the following
sub-paragraph –
“(3) The rate of personal care
element payable in respect of the total score calculated under
sub-paragraph (2) is as follows –
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(a)
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for a score of at least 15 but less than 36
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£24.43
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(b)
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for a score of at least 36 but less than 56
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£107.24
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(c)
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For a score of at least 56
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£154.07.”.
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(6) For
paragraph 7(3) there shall be substituted the following
sub-paragraph –
“(3) The rate of mobility element
of the impairment component is –
(a) £24.43; or
(b) £48.79 if the person’s average
weekly earnings exceed the amount in this clause.”.
(7) For
paragraph 8(2) there shall be substituted the following
sub-paragraph –
“(2) The rate of clinical cost
element of the impairment component is –
(a) £3.43; or
(b) if, based on the criteria set out in
sub-paragraph (1)(b), the member will need at least 9 consultations
with an approved medical practitioner, £6.86.”.
(8) For
paragraph 10(3) there shall be substituted the following
sub-paragraph –
“(3) The rates payable under this
sub-paragraph are –
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(a)
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for a child under the age of 3 years
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£7.00
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(b)
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for a child aged 3 years or over
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£5.46.”.
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(9) For
paragraph 12 there shall be substituted the following
paragraph –
“12 Rate
for the carer’s component
The rate payable in respect
of the carer’s component is £49.84.”.
2 Additional
increase to first child component rate
In paragraph 2(1) for clause (d) there shall be substituted
the following clause –
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“(d)
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under Article 5(2)(c) of the Law (first child component rate)
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£72.94;”.
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3 Citation
and commencement
These Regulations may be
cited as the Income Support (Amendment No. 18) (Jersey) Regulations 2018
and shall come into force –
(a) except
for Regulation 2, on 1st October 2018;
(b) in
the case of Regulation 2, on 1st January 2019.
dr. m. egan
Greffier of the States