The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003

PART I PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS WHICH ARE AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Column (1)	Column (2)
Person other than claimant who is a patient 1.  Subject to paragraphs 2, 15 and 17, a person who has been a patient for more than 6 weeks and who is— (a) a member of a couple and the other member is the claimant, or (b) a member of a polygamous marriage and the claimant is a member of the marriage but not a patient.	1.—(a) the applicable amount for a couple under regulation 83 reduced by £15.50; (b) the applicable amount under regulation 84 (polygamous marriages) reduced by £15.50 in respect of each member who is a patient.
2.—(a) A claimant who is not a patient and who is a member of a family of which another member is a child or young person who has been a patient for a period of more than 12 weeks; or (b) where the person is a member of a family and paragraph 1 applies to him and another member of the family who is a child or young person has been a patient for a period of more than 12 weeks.	2.—(a) the amount applicable to him under regulation 83 or 84 except that the amount applicable under regulation 83(b) or 84(1)(c) in respect of the child or young person referred to in Column (1) of this paragraph shall be £15.50 instead of an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1; or (b) the amount applicable to him under paragraph 1 except that the amount applicable under regulation 83(b) or 84(1)(c) in respect of the child or young person referred to in Column (1) of this paragraph shall be £15.50 instead of an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.
Single claimants temporarily in local authority accommodation 7.  A single claimant who is temporarily in accommodation provided by a local authority of a kind specified in the definition of residential accommodation in regulation 85 (special cases).	7.  £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses plus any amounts applicable under regulation 83(f) and 87(2) and (3).
Couples and members of polygamous marriages where one member is or all are temporarily in local authority accommodation 8.  — (1) A claimant who is a member of a couple and temporarily separated from his partner where one of them is living in the home while the other is in accommodation provided by a local authority of a kind specified in the definition of residential accommodation in regulation 85 (special cases).	8.  — (1) The aggregate of the amount applicable for the member who remains in the home calculated as if he were a single claimant under regulation 83 or 85 and in respect of the other member £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses.
(2) A claimant who is a member of a polygamous marriage and who is temporarily separated from a partner of his where one is, or some are, living in the home while one is, or some are, in accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1).	(2) The aggregate of the amount applicable, for the members of the polygamous marriage who remain in the home, under regulation 84 and in respect of each member not in the home £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses.
(3) A claimant who is a member of a couple or a member of a polygamous marriage where both members of that couple or all the members of that marriage are in accommodation referred to in sub-paragraph (1).	(3) For each member of that couple or marriage £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses plus, if appropriate, the amount applicable under regulation 83(f), 84(1)(g) and 87(2) and (3).
Lone parents who are in residential accommodation temporarily 9.  A claimant who is a lone parent who has entered residential accommodation temporarily.	9.  £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses, plus— (a) in respect of each child or young person who is a member of his family, the amount in respect of him prescribed in paragraph 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) of Schedule 1 or under this Schedule as appropriate; and (b) any amount which would be applicable to the claimant if he were not temporarily living away from the dwelling occupied as his home, under regulation 83(d) or (f) or under regulation 87(2) or (3).
Persons in residential accommodation 15.  — (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person in, or only temporarily absent from, residential accommodation who is— (a) a single claimant; (b) a lone parent; (c) one of a couple; (d) a child or young person; (e) a member of a polygamous marriage.	15.  — (1) Any amount applicable under regulation 87(2) and (3), plus— (a) £77.45 of which £17.50 is for personal expenses; (b) the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column; (c) twice the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column; (d) the appropriate amount in respect of him prescribed in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts); (e) the amount specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this column multiplied by the number of members of the polygamous marriage in or only temporarily absent from that accommodation.
(2) A single claimant who has become a patient and whose residential accommodation was provided by and managed by a local authority.	(2) Any amount applicable under regulation 87(2) and (3), plus £17.50.