Income Support
(Transitional Provisions) (Amendment No. 2)
(Jersey) Order 2008
Made 26th September 2008
Coming into force 30th
September 2008
THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, in pursuance of Articles 18 and 19 of the
Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007[1], orders as follows –
1 Interpretation
In this Order, “the principal
Order” means the Income Support (Transitional Provisions) (Jersey) Order
2008[2].
2 Article
5 amended
In Article 5(2) of the
principal Order for the date “30th September 2012” there shall be
substituted the date “30th September 2014”.
3 Article
6 substituted
For Article 6 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the
following Article –
“6 Reduction
and phasing out of top-up sum
(1) This paragraph applies where a member of a
household was eligible for attendance allowance, disabled adult’s
allowance or disabled child’s allowance immediately before the appointed
day and had claimed any such allowance.
(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, the amount of a
top-up sum to which a household is entitled each week during a period specified
in column 1 of the table in the Schedule is the percentage of that TUS
specified in column 2 in the same row of the table.
(3) This paragraph applies where –
(a) paragraph (1) does not apply; and
(b) the calculated income of a household on the
appointed day is more than 3 times the total amount payable in respect of all
the components of income support to which the household is entitled under
Article 5 of the Law.
(4) Where paragraph (3) applies, the top-up sum
is reduced to nil on and after 1st October 2009.
(5) This paragraph applies where –
(a) neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (3)
applies; and
(b) TUS > (CIH + ADIS) x 25%
where –
CIH is the calculated income
of the household on the appointed day.
(6) Where paragraph (5) applies, the amount of a
top-up sum to which a household is entitled each week during a period specified
in column 1 of the table in the Schedule is the percentage of that TUS
specified in column 3 in the same row of the table.
(7) This paragraph applies where –
(a) none of paragraphs (1), (3) and (5) applies;
and
(b) a member of a household –
(i) is
aged 65 or over on the appointed day, or
(ii) was
eligible for disability transport allowance immediately before the appointed
day and had claimed that allowance.
(8) Where paragraph (7) applies, the amount of a
top-up sum to which a household is entitled each week during a period specified
in column 1 of the table in the Schedule, is the percentage of that TUS
specified in column 4 in the same row of the table.
(9) This paragraph applies where none of
paragraphs (1), (3), (5) and (7) applies.
(10) Where paragraph (9) applies, the amount of a
top-up sum to which a household is entitled each week during a period specified
in column 1 of the table in the Schedule is the percentage of that TUS
specified in column 5 in the same row of the table.”.
4 Schedule
substituted
For the Schedule to the principal Order there shall be substituted
the following Schedule –
“SCHEDULE
(Article 6)
Reducing
percentages of top-up sum
|
1
Period
|
2
Percentage
payable under Article 6(1)
|
3
Percentage
payable under Article 6(5)
|
4
Percentage
payable under Article 6(7)
|
5
Percentage
payable under Article 6(9)
|
|
From
1st
October 2009 to 30th September 2010
|
100
|
80
|
75
|
66
|
|
From
1st
October 2010 to 30th September 2011
|
80
|
60
|
50
|
33
|
|
From
1st
October 2011 to 30th September 2012
|
60
|
40
|
25
|
0
|
|
From
1st
October 2012 to 30th September 2013
|
40
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
|
From
1st
October 2013 to 30th September 2014
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
”.
5 Citation
and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Income Support (Transitional
Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2008 and shall come into force on
30th September 2008.
SENATOR P.F. ROUTIER
Minister for Social Security