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The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010

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PART 1MODIFICATION OF PART 1 OF THE 2007 ACT

1.  Any reference to a claimant is to be read as if it were a reference to a notified person.

2.  Section 1 is to be read as if—

(a)for subsection (2), there were substituted—

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Part, a notified person is entitled to an employment and support allowance if the person satisfies the basic conditions and—

(a)is entitled to an existing award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance;

(b)is entitled to an existing award of income support and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, unless subsection (2)(c) applies; or

(c)is entitled to an existing award of income support by virtue of paragraph 10 (disabled students) or 12 (deaf students) of Schedule 1B to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, with the exception of the condition in paragraph 6(1)(g).; and

(b)subsection (3)(e) were omitted.

3.  Section 2 is to be read as if, in subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a), references to the assessment phase were to the conversion phase.

4.  Section 4 is to be read as if, in subsections (4)(a) and (5)(a), references to the assessment phase were to the conversion phase.

5.  Section 5 does not apply.

6.  Schedule 1 to the 2007 Act is to be read as if—

(a)paragraphs 1 to 5 were omitted; and

(b)in paragraph 6, after sub-paragraph (1), there were inserted—

(1A) Paragraphs (1B) and (1C) apply in relation to any person (“P”) whose existing award of income support is subject to conversion under the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”).

(1B) In determining for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) whether P’s income exceeds the applicable amount, any amount to which P may become entitled by way of a transitional addition under Part 2 of the 2010 Regulations shall be disregarded.

(1C) But where—

(a)P’s existing award would qualify for conversion under Part 2 of the 2010 Regulations but for the fact that the condition set out in paragraph (1)(a) is not satisfied in P’s case; and

(b)P would otherwise be entitled to an amount of transitional addition under Part 2 of the 2010 Regulations as a result of carrying out Step 2,

the condition set out in paragraph (1)(a) shall be treated as having been satisfied and the amount of an employment and support allowance which applies to P as a result of Step 1 shall be nil..

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