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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2002 No. 668
16.—(1) The sums relevant to the calculation of an applicable amount as specified in the Income Support Regulations shall be—
(a)the sums set out in the following provisions of this article and Schedules 2 to 4 to this Order; and
(b)such sums as may be specified in any provision of the Income Support Regulations listed in column (1) of Schedule 5 to this Order, column (2) of which Schedule states those sums as specified in those provisions as in force on 6th February 2002 being sums not increased by this Order;
and references in this article to a numbered regulation or Schedule are, unless the context otherwise requires, references to a regulation of, or a Schedule to, the Income Support Regulations bearing that number.
(2) In—
(a)regulations 17(1)(b), 18(1)(c), 21(1) and 71(1)(a)(ii), (c)(ii) and (d)(i); and
(b)paragraphs 13A(2)(a) and 14(a) of Part III of Schedule 2,
the sum specified is in each case £3,000.
(3) The sums specified in Part I of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts: personal allowances) shall be as set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.
(4) In paragraph 3 of Part II of Schedule 2(1) (applicable amounts: family premium)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(a) “£15.90” remains unchanged; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£14.50”, substitute “£14.75 ”.
(5) The sums specified in Part IV of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts: weekly amounts of premiums) shall be as set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.
(6) In paragraph 18 of Schedule 3(2) (housing costs: non-dependant deductions)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), “£47.75” remains unchanged;
(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(b), “£7.40” remains unchanged;
(c)in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£84.00”, substitute “£88.00 ”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (2)(b)—
(i)for “£84.00”, substitute “£88.00”,
(ii)for “£125.00”, substitute “£131.00”,
(iii)“£17.00” remains unchanged;
(e)in sub-paragraph (2)(c)—
(i)for “£125.00”, substitute “£131.00”,
(ii)for “£163.00”, substitute “£170.00”,
(iii)“£23.35” remains unchanged;
(f)in sub-paragraph (2)(d)—
(i)for “£163.00”, substitute “£170.00”,
(ii)for “£215.00”, substitute “£225.00”,
(iii)“£38.20” remains unchanged; and
(g)in sub-paragraph (2)(e)—
(i)for “£215.00”, substitute “£225.00”,
(ii)for “£269.00”, substitute “£281.00”,
(iii)“£43.50” remains unchanged.
(7) Those sums relevant to the calculation of an applicable amount which are specified in Schedule 7 (applicable amounts in special cases) shall be as set out in Schedule 4 to this Order.
(8) The sums specified in any provision of the Income Support Regulations set out in column (1) of Schedule 5 to this Order, as those provisions are in force on 6th February 2002, are the sums set out in column (2) of that Schedule.
(9) In paragraph 19(b) of Schedule 9(3) (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), for “£9.25”, substitute “£9.40”.
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