The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the General Regulations

29.  In Schedule 2 to the General Regulations (applicable amounts)—

(a) in paragraph 10 after the words “paragraph 12(1)(a)” wherever they appear there shall be inserted the words “or (c)”;

(b) in paragraph 11—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for the words “12(1)(a) or (b)” there shall be substituted the words “12(1)(a), (b) or (c)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) after “12(1)(a)” there shall be inserted the words “or (c)”;

(c) in paragraph 12—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) after the words “that Act” there shall be inserted the following words “but, in the case of invalidity pension or severe disablement allowance only where it is paid in respect of him”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for the words “a period” there shall be substituted the words “a continuous period”.

(d) after sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 13 there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(3A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b) a person shall be treated as being in receipt of—

(a) attendance allowance if he would, but for his being a patient for a period exceeding 28 days, be so in receipt;

(b) invalid care allowance if he would, but for the person for whom he was caring being a patient in hospital for a period exceeding 28 days, be so in receipt.”.

(e) in paragraph 15(5)(b)(i) at the end there shall be added the words “or if he or any partner satisfies that condition only by virtue of paragraph 13(3A)”.