Income
Support (Amendment No. 21) (Jersey)
Regulations 2021
Made 30th June 2021
Coming into
force in accordance with Regulation 4
THE STATES make these Regulations under Articles 5
and 18 of the Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007[1] –
1 Interpretation
In these Regulations, 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 Amendments to take effect to 1st October 2021
(1) For
paragraph 2(1) (rates for basic components) there is substituted –
“(1) The
rates payable for the basic components under Article 5(2) of the Law are
as follows –
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(a)
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under Article 5(2)(a) of
the Law (adult component rate)
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£100.73
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(b)
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under Article 5(2)(b) of
the Law (single parent component rate)
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£40.39
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(c)
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under Article 5(2)(c) of the Law
(first child component rate)
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£83.02
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(d)
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under Article 5(2)(ca) of
the Law (subsequent child component rate)
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£70.00
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(e)
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under Article 5(2)(d) of
the Law (household component rate)
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£56.14”.
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(2) For
paragraph 4(2) (rates of housing component) there is substituted –
“(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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£109.48
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(b)
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in the case of lodgings or a
bedsit
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£144.13
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 1
bedroom
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£212.45
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(d)
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in the case of a flat with 2
bedrooms
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£272.02
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(e)
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in the case of a flat with 3 or
more bedrooms
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£291.90
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 1
bedroom
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£243.53
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(g)
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in the case of a house with 2
bedrooms
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£309.19
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(h)
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in the case of a house with 3
bedrooms
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£361.06
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(i)
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in the case of a house with 4
bedrooms
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£393.54
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(j)
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in the case of a house with 5 or
more bedrooms
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£435.61”.
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(3) For
paragraph 4(7) there is substituted –
“(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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£7.07
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(b)
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in the case of a flat with 3
bedrooms
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£9.94
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 4 or
more bedrooms
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£14.07
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(d)
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in the case of a house with 1
bedroom
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£7.07
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(e)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£9.94
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 3 or
more bedrooms
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£14.07”.
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(4) For
paragraph 4(13) there is substituted –
“(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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£109.48
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(b)
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in the case of lodgings or a
bedsit
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£136.57
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 1
bedroom
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£201.39
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(d)
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in the case of a flat with 2
bedrooms
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£257.74
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(e)
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in the case of a flat with 3 or
more bedrooms
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£276.50
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 1
bedroom
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£230.65
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(g)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£293.02
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(h)
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in the case of a house with 3
bedrooms
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£342.09
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(i)
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in the case of a house with 4
bedrooms
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£372.82
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(j)
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in the case of a house with 5 or
more bedrooms
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£412.72”.
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(5) For
paragraph 6(3) (personal care element) there is substituted –
“(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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£25.20
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(b)
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for a score of at least 36 but
less than 56
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£110.60
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(c)
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For a score of at least 56
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£158.76”.
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(6) For
paragraph 7(3) (mobility element) there is substituted –
“(3) The
rate of mobility element of the impairment component is –
(a) £25.20 if the person’s
average weekly earnings do not exceed the amount in clause (b); or
(b) £50.33.”.
(7) For
paragraph 8(2) (clinical cost element) there is substituted –
“(2) The
rate of clinical cost element of the impairment component is –
(a) £3.57; 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, £7.14.”.
(8) For
paragraph 10(3) (rate for the child day care component) there is
substituted –
“(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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£8.00
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(b)
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for a child aged 3 years or over
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£6.70”.
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(9) In
paragraph 12 (rate for the carer’s component) for “£50.82” there is
substituted “£51.38”.
3 Amendments to take effect on 1st October 2022
(1) For
paragraph 2(1) (rates for basic components) there is substituted –
“(1) The
rates payable for the basic components under Article 5(2) of the Law are
as follows –
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(a)
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under Article 5(2)(a) of
the Law (adult component rate)
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£103.39
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(b)
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under Article 5(2)(b) of
the Law (single parent component rate)
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£40.39
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(c)
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under Article 5(2)(c) of the Law
(first child component rate)
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£85.19
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(d)
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under Article 5(2)(ca) of
the Law (subsequent child component rate)
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£71.82
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(e)
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under Article 5(2)(d) of
the Law (household component rate)
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£57.61”.
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(2) For
paragraph 4(2) (rates of housing component) there is substituted –
“(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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£112.35
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(b)
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in the case of lodgings or a
bedsit
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£147.91
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 1
bedroom
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£217.98
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(d)
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in the case of a flat with 2
bedrooms
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£279.16
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(e)
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in the case of a flat with 3 or
more bedrooms
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£299.53
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 1
bedroom
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£249.90
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(g)
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in the case of a house with 2
bedrooms
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£317.24
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(h)
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in the case of a house with 3
bedrooms
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£370.51
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(i)
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in the case of a house with 4
bedrooms
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£403.83
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(j)
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in the case of a house with 5 or
more bedrooms
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£446.95”.
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(3) For
paragraph 4(7) there is substituted –
“(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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£7.28
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(b)
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in the case of a flat with 3
bedrooms
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£10.22
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 4 or
more bedrooms
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£14.49
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(d)
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in the case of a house with 1
bedroom
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£7.28
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(e)
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in the case of a house with 2
bedrooms
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£10.22
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 3 or
more bedrooms
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£14.49”.
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(4) For
paragraph 4(13) there is substituted –
“(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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£112.35
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(b)
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in the case of lodgings or a
bedsit
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£140.14
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 1
bedroom
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£206.64
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(d)
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in the case of a flat with 2
bedrooms
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£264.46
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(e)
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in the case of a flat with 3 or
more bedrooms
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£283.71
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 1
bedroom
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£236.67
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(g)
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in the case of a house with 2
bedrooms
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£300.65
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(h)
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in the case of a house with 3 bedrooms
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£351.05
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(i)
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in the case of a house with 4
bedrooms
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£382.55
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(j)
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in the case of a house with 5 or
more bedrooms
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£423.50”.
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(5) For
paragraph 6(3) (personal care element) there is substituted –
“(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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£25.90
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(b)
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for a score of at least 36 but
less than 56
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£113.54
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(c)
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For a score of at least 56
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£162.89”.
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(6) For
paragraph 7(3) (mobility element) there is substituted –
“(3) The
rate of mobility element of the impairment component is –
(a) £25.90 if the person’s
average weekly earnings do not exceed the amount in clause (b); or
(b) £51.66.”.
(7) For
paragraph 8(2) (clinical cost element) there is substituted –
“(2) The
rate of clinical cost element of the impairment component is –
(a) £3.71; 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, £7.42.”.
(8) For
paragraph 10(3) (rate for the child day care component) there is
substituted –
“(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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£8.21
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(b)
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for a child aged 3 years or over
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£6.87”.
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(9) In
paragraph 12 (rate for the carer’s component) for “£51.38” there is
substituted “£52.78”.
4 Citation and commencement
(1) These
Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (Amendment No. 21) (Jersey)
Regulations 2021.
(2) Regulations
1 and 2 come into force on 1st October 2021.
(3) Regulation
3 comes into force on 1st October 2022.