The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 3 Regulations 1990

Amendment of regulation 57 of the General Regulations

7.  In regulation 57 of the General Regulations (period over which payments other than periodical payments are to be taken into account), for sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–

“(b) where the payment is in respect of one, or more than one, child or young person who is a member of the family, the lesser of the amount (or the aggregate of the amounts) prescribed under Schedule 2, in respect of–

(i) the personal allowance of the claimant and each such child or young person;

(ii) any family and lone parent premium;

(iii) any disabled child premium in respect of such a child; and

(iv) any carer premium if, but only if, that premium is payable because the claimant is in receipt, or is treated as being in receipt, of invalid care allowance by reason of the fact that he is caring for such a child or young person who is severely disabled;

and the aggregate of £2 and the amount of income support which would be payable had the payment not been made.”.