The Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1992

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

3.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph 15 of Part IV of Schedule 2(1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2) (pensioner premium) for the amounts “£14.70”and “£22.35” there shall be substituted the amounts “£16.70” and “£25.35” respectively;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2A) (pensioner premium for persons aged 75 and over) for the amounts “£16.65”and “£25.00” there shall be substituted the amounts “£18.65” and “£28.00” respectively; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (3) (higher pensioner premium), for the amounts “£20.75”and “£29.55” there shall be substituted the amounts “£22.75” and “£32.55” respectively.

(3) In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3A(2) (reduction of protected sum)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “sub-paragraphs (2) to (5)” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraphs (2) to (6)”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (5) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(6) Where by virtue of the coming into force of regulation 3(1) and (2) of the Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1992(3) a claimant’s applicable amount increases in his benefit week beginning on a day during the period of 7 days beginning on 5th October 1992, no account shall be taken of that increase.”.

(4) In paragraph 4 of Schedule 3B(4) (reduction of protected sum)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) for the words “sub-paragraphs (2) to (4)” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraphs (2) to (5)”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (4) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(5) Where by virtue of the coming into force of regulation 3(1) and (2) of the Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1992 a claimant’s applicable amount increases in his benefit week beginning on a day during the period of 7 days commencing on 5th October 1992, no account shall be taken of that increase.”.

(1)

The weekly rates were uprated by S.I. 1991/2910; sub-paragraphs (2) and (2A) were substituted by S.I. 1989/534, regulation 5(c).

(2)

Schedule 3A was inserted by S.I. 1988/1445; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1989/534, 1990/547, 2324, and 1991/1559.

(3)

S.I. 1992/1326.

(4)

Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 1989/534, Schedule 2; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/547, 2324 and 1991/1559.