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Income Support (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

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A decision made 24 August 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2015-0069

Decision Summary Title :

Income Support (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Date of Decision Summary:

24 August 2015

Decision Summary Author:

Policy Principal

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

NA

Written Report

Title :

WR Income Support (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Date of Written Report:

24 August 2015

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Lodge the draft Income Support (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Decision(s): The Minister decided to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the draft Income Support (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Reason(s) for Decision: This proposal is part of a package of changes to benefits to make £10 million savings by 2019. 

 

These Regulations amend the Income Support Law to provide for 2 separate child components of income support, so that there is a component for the first child of a household, and a different component for each other child of the household. They also amend the Income Support (Jersey) Regulations 2007 so that a different rate of income support may be set in relation to each of the child components and the single parent component. The rate payable for each child component will remain identical for the time being. The rate of the single parent component is amended in Schedule 1 of the 2007 Regulations so that in relation to a household that has been in receipt of income support before 1st November 2015, it is reduced by increments from 1st January 2016 until 1st October 2018 when it will equal the adult component rate.

 

The Regulations also add to the list of circumstances when a household will not be entitled to a housing component, so as to include the situation where there is no requirement to pay for housing because all adult members are receiving long term care in an approved care home.

 

Resource Implications:

There are no manpower implications of this proposal. This proposal is part of a package of changes to benefits to make £10 million savings by 2019. This specific change saves £0.8 million a year. 

Action required: Policy Principal to request the Greffier of the States to arrange to lodge the draft Regulations ‘au Greffe’ on 25 August, to be listed for debate at the States sitting of 06 October 2015.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

Deputy S.J. Pinel

Minister for Social Security

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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