Income Support
(Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Regulations 2012
Made 17th July 2012
Coming into force in
accordance with Regulation 5
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 5 and 18 of the Income Support
(Jersey) Law 2007[1], have made the following
Regulations –
1 Interpretation
In these Regulations –
“Law” means the
Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007[2];
“Regulations” means
the Income Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007[3].
2 Schedule 1
amended – component rates
In Schedule 1 to the Regulations –
(a) in paragraph 2(d)
for the amount “£49.56” there shall be substituted the amount
“£51.31”;
(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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£78.96
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(b)
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in the case of lodgings or a bedsit
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£113.26
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 1 bedroom
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£161.77
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(d)
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in the case of a flat with 2 bedrooms
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£203.49
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(e)
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in the case of a flat with 3 bedrooms
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£231.21
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(f)
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in the case of a flat with 4 bedrooms
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£245.14
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(g)
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in the case of a flat with 5 or more bedrooms
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£254.38
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(h)
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in the case of a house with 1 bedroom
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£183.82
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(i)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£239.40
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(j)
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in the case of a house with 3 bedrooms
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£267.05
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(k)
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in the case of a house with 4 bedrooms
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£288.96
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(l)
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in the case of a house with 5 bedrooms
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£314.37
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(m)
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in the case of a house with 6 or more bedrooms
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£392.42.”;
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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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£5.88
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(b)
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in the case of a flat with 3 bedrooms
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£8.33
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(c)
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in the case of a flat with 4 or more bedrooms
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£11.83
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(d)
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in the case of a house with 1 bedroom
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£5.88
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(e)
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in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms
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£8.33
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(f)
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in the case of a house with 3 or more bedrooms
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£11.83.”;
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(d) 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) £3.15; 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, £6.30.”;
(e) 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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£6.27
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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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£4.90
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(c)
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for a child aged 5 years or over
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£4.85.”.
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3 Schedule 1
amended – eligibility for certain components
In Schedule 1 to the
Regulations –
(a) after paragraph 1(4) there shall be
added the following paragraph –
“(5) A
household is not entitled to a basic component under Article 5(2)(a) or
(b) of the Law in respect of any member of the household who has not been
ordinarily resident in Jersey for the period prescribed under Article 2(1)(b)
of the Law.”;
(b) after paragraph 5(4) there shall be
added the following sub-paragraph –
“(5) A
household is not entitled to an impairment component in relation to any member
of the household in respect of whom the household has no entitlement to a basic
component under Article 5(2)(a) or (b) of the Law as a consequence of paragraph 1(5).”;
(c) after paragraph 11(2) there shall be
added the following paragraph –
“(3) A
household is not entitled to a carer’s component in respect of any carer
while the household is not entitled to a basic component under Article 5(2)(a)
or (b) of the Law in respect of the carer as a consequence of paragraph 1(5).”.
4 Transitional
arrangement
Despite Regulation 3 a
household that made an application for, and was entitled to, a basic component
under Article 5(2)(a) or (b) of the Law in respect of any member of the
household who has not been ordinarily resident in Jersey for the period
prescribed under Article 2(1)(b) of the Law before the coming into force
of Regulation 3 shall remain so entitled until 31st December 2012.
5 Citation
and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (Amendment No. 8)
(Jersey) Regulations 2012 and –
(a) Regulations 1,
3 and 4 shall come into force on 1st August 2012; and
(b) Regulation 2
shall come into force on 1st October 2012.
a.h. harris
Deputy Greffier of the States