Income Support (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Regulations 2011


Income Support (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Regulations 2011

Made                                                                             21st July 2011

Coming into force                              in accordance with Regulation 4

THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 3, 5 and 18 of the Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007[1], have made the following Regulations –

1        Interpretation

In these Regulations “principal Regulations” means the Income Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007[2].

2        Regulation 5 amended

(1)     In Regulation 5(1) of the principal Regulations –

(a)     for the words “past 28 days” there shall be substituted the words “past 14 days”;

(b)     in sub-paragraph (d) for the words “the 28 days” there shall be substituted the words “the 7 days”.

(2)     In Regulation 5(2) of the principal Regulations –

(a)     for the words “past 28 days” there shall be substituted the words “past 14 days”;

(b)     for the words “next 28 days” there shall be substituted the words “next 7 days”.

3        Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1 of the principal Regulations –

(a)     for paragraph 4(2) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph –


“(2)    The rates payable under this sub-paragraph are –

(a)

in the case of a hostel

£76.30

(b)

in the case of lodgings or a bedsit

£109.41

(c)

in the case of a flat with 1 bedroom

£156.31

(d)

in the case of a flat with 2 bedrooms

£196.63

(e)

in the case of a flat with 3 bedrooms

£223.37

(f)

in the case of a flat with 4 bedrooms

£236.88

(g)

in the case of a flat with 5 or more bedrooms

£245.77

(h)

in the case of a house with 1 bedroom

£177.59

(i)

in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms

£231.28

(j)

in the case of a house with 3 bedrooms

£258.02

(k)

in the case of a house with 4 bedrooms

£279.16

(l)

in the case of a house with 5 bedrooms

£303.73

(m)

in the case of a house with 6 or more bedrooms

£318.29.”;

(b)     for paragraph 4(4) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph –

“(4)    The rates payable under this sub-paragraph are –

(a)

in the case of a bedsit or flat with 1 or 2 bedrooms

£5.67

(b)

in the case of a flat with 3 bedrooms

£8.05

(c)

in the case of a flat with 4 or more bedrooms

£11.41

(d)

in the case of a house with 1 bedroom

£5.67

(e)

in the case of a house with 2 bedrooms

£8.05

(f)

in the case of a house with 3 or more bedrooms

£11.41.”;

(c)     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)     £3.01; 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, £6.02.”;

(d)     for paragraph 10(3) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph –


“(3)    The rates payable under this sub-paragraph are –

(a)

for a child under the age of 3 years

£6.12

(b)

for a child aged 3 years or over but under the age of 5 years

£4.78

(c)

for a child aged 5 years or over

£4.73.”.

4        Citation and commencement

(1)     These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Regulations 2011.

(2)     Regulation 2 shall come into force on 1st August 2011.

(3)     Regulation 3 shall come into force on 1st October 2011.

a.h. harris

Deputy Greffier of the States

 


 



[1]                                    chapter 26.550

[2]                                    chapter 26.550.30


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