Income
Support (General Provisions) (Amendment No. 24)
(Jersey) Order 2019
Made 20th September 2019
Coming into
force 1st October 2019
THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY makes this Order under Articles 2
and 18 of the Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007[1] –
1 Interpretation
In this Order “principal Order” means the Income Support (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2008[2].
2 Article 1 (interpretation) amended
In Article 1 of the
principal Order, the definition “2007 Regulations” is deleted.
3 Article 5 (persons treated as being members of the same
household) amended
For Article 5(2)(c)
of the principal Order, there is substituted –
“(c) does not meet the
criteria for –
(i) the rate payable in
respect of the personal care element of the impairment component under
paragraph 6(3)(b), 6(3)(c) or 6(4) of Schedule 1 to the
Regulations, or
(ii) the weekly rate set for
the lowest level of standard care for which provision is made under Article 8
of the Long-Term Care (Benefits) (Jersey) Order 2014[3].”.
4 Article 12 (functions of determining officers) amended
In Article 12(1A)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the principal Order, “2007” is
deleted.
5 Article 13 (right to redetermination by second determining
officer) amended
In Article 13A(4A)(c) of the principal Order,
“2007” is deleted.
6 Schedule 2 (calculated income) amended
In Schedule 2 to the
principal Order –
(a) for paragraph 2(2)(f),
there is substituted –
“(f) for as long as the criteria in either clause (i) or (ii) is met, any capital that has been accumulated
solely to provide for the future care of a member of a household who meets the
criteria for –
(i) the rate of personal care element of the
impairment component for which provision is made under paragraph 6(3)(c)
or 6(4) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, or
(ii) the rate of long-term
care benefit for which provision is made under Article 8 of the Long-Term
Care (Benefits) (Jersey) Order 2014.”.
(b) in the following places,
for “25%” there is substituted “26%” –
(i) paragraph 5(a),
(ii) paragraph 5(d),
(iii) paragraph 5(f),
wherever occurring.
7 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited
as the Income Support (General Provisions) (Amendment No. 24) (Jersey)
Order 2019 and comes into force on 1st October 2019.
deputy j.a.
martin of st. helier
Minister for Social Security