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Social Security (Home Carer's Allowance) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2021

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A decision made on 2 December 2021

Decision Reference:  MD-S-2021-0081

Decision Summary Title :

DS – Social Security (Home Carer's Allowance) (Amendment) Order 2021

Date of Decision Summary:

24/11/2021

Decision Summary Author:

Senior Policy Officer

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

WR – Social Security (Home Carer's Allowance) (Amendment) Order 2021

Date of Written Report:

24/11/2021

Written Report Author:

Senior Policy Officer

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Make the Social Security (Home Carer's Allowance) (Amendment) Order 2021

Decision(s): The Minister decided to make the Social Security (Home Carer's Allowance) (Amendment) Order 2021

Reason(s) for Decision: Following the Assembly’s approval of P.91/2021 and pursuant to Article 18A of the Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974 the Minister for Social Security has decided to make this Order to amend the Social Security (Home Carer’s Allowance) (Jersey) Order 2012 to set a maximum number of hours that carers (who are claiming Home Carer’s Allowance) can undertake paid work and also increase the number of respite care days a cared for person can receive from 28 to 42 days without invalidating the claim to benefit.

Resource Implications: The change to Home Carer’s Allowance eligibility (in respect of maximum hours) is expected to lead to a small number of additional claimants to the benefit, increasing the Social Security Fund’s spend by up to £50,000 a year. There are no manpower implications of making this Order.

Action required: Senior Policy Officer to notify the Greffier of the States and the Principal Legislative Drafter that the Order has been made so that it may be notified to the States and forward the signed and sealed Order immediately to the States Greffe for publication and archiving.

Signature:

 

Deputy J A Martin

Position:

Minister for Social Security

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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