Income Support
(Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 2008
Made 16th July 2008
Coming into force 1st
October 2008
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 5 and 18 of the Income Support (Jersey) Law
2007[1], have made the following
Regulations –
1 Amendment
of Schedule 1 to Regulations
In Schedule 1 to the Income Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007[2] –
(a) for
paragraph 2 there shall be substituted the following paragraph –
The rates payable for the
basic components under Article 5(2) of the Law are –
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(a)
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under Article 5(2)(a) of the Law (adult rate)
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£89.32
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(b)
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under Article 5(2)(b) of the Law (single parent rate)
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£128.94
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(c)
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under Article 5(2)(c) of the Law (child rate)
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£60.27
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(d)
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under Article 5(2)(d) of the Law (household rate)
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£45.71.”;
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(b) 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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£72.59
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(b)
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in the case of lodgings or a bedsit
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£104.16
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 1 bedroom
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£148.82
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(d)
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in the case of a flat with 2 bedrooms
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£187.11
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(e)
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in the case of a flat with 3 bedrooms
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£212.59
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(f)
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in the case of a flat with 4 bedrooms
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£225.40
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(g)
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in the case of a flat with 5 or more bedrooms
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£233.87
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(h)
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in the case of a house with 1 bedroom
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£169.05
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(i)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£220.08
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(j)
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in the case of a house with 3 bedrooms
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£245.56
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(k)
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in the case of a house with 4 bedrooms
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£265.72
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(l)
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in the case of a house with 5 bedrooms
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£289.10
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(m)
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in the case of a house with 6 or more bedrooms
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£302.96.”;
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(c) for
paragraph 4(4) there shall be substituted the following
sub-paragraph –
“(4) 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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£5.39
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(b)
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in the case of a flat with 3 bedrooms
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£7.63
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 4 or more bedrooms
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£10.85
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(d)
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in the case of a house with 1 bedroom
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£5.39
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(e)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£7.63
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 3 or more bedrooms
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£10.85.”;
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(d) 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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£21.77
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(b)
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for a score of at least 36 but less than 56
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£89.32
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(c)
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for a score of at least 56 where the member of the household is
not receiving appropriate residential care
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£131.25
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(d)
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for a score of at least 56 where the member of the household is
receiving residential care that is approved by the Minister
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£452.90.”;
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(e) for
paragraph 7(3) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph –
“(3) The rate of mobility element
of the impairment component is –
(a) £21.77; or
(b) £43.54 if the person’s average
weekly earnings exceed the amount in this clause.”;
(f) 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) £2.73; 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, £5.53.”;
(g) 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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£5.58
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(b)
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for a child aged 3 years or over but under the age of
5 years
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£4.37
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(c)
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for a child aged 5 years or over
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£3.14.”;
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(h) for
paragraph 12 there shall be substituted the following
paragraph –
The rate payable in respect
of the carer’s component is £44.66.”.
2 Citation
and commencement
(1) These
Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey)
Regulations 2008.
(2) These
Regulations shall come into force on 1st October 2008.
m.n. de la haye
Greffier of the States