The Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amounts for Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/1785
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations shall be cited as the Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amounts for Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes) Regulations 2001 and shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, come into force on 2nd July 2001.

(2) Regulation 2 of these Regulations shall, in relation to a claimant for income support, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 2nd July 2001 and in this paragraph, the expressions “benefit week” and “claimant” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 .

(3) Regulation 3 of these Regulations shall, in relation to a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 2nd July 2001 and in this paragraph, the expression “benefit week” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .

Section 2 Income Support: amounts for those in residential care and nursing homes

In Schedule 4 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (applicable amounts of persons in residential care and nursing homes)—

(a) in paragraph 6 (residential care homes)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for the sum “£225” there shall be substituted the sum “£229”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for the sum “£238” there shall be substituted the sum “£243”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (1)(c), for the sum “£238” there shall be substituted the sum “£243”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (1)(d), for the sum “£271” there shall be substituted the sum “£276”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (1)(e)—

(aa) in (i), for the sum “£308” there shall be substituted the sum “£314”;

(bb) in (ii), for the sum “£225” there shall be substituted the sum “£229”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (1)(f), for the sum “£225” there shall be substituted the sum “£229”;

(vii) in sub-paragraph (2), for the sum “£261” there shall be substituted the sum “£265”;

(b) in paragraph 7 (nursing homes)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum “£337” there shall be substituted the sum “£343”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum “£343” there shall be substituted the sum “£349”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for the sum “£337” there shall be substituted the sum “£343”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (d)—

(aa) in (i), for the sum “£379” there shall be substituted the sum “£387”;

(bb) in (ii), for the sum “£336” there shall be substituted the sum “£342”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (e), for the sum “£336” there shall be substituted the sum “£342”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (f), for the sum “£336” there shall be substituted the sum “£342”;

(c) in paragraph 11(1) (Greater London increase)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum “£47” there shall be substituted the sum “£48”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum “£52” there shall be substituted the sum “£53”.

Section 3 Jobseeker’s Allowance: amounts for those in residential care and nursing homes

In both Schedules 4 and 4A to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (applicable amounts of persons in residential care and nursing homes)—

(a) in paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4A (residential care homes)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum “£238” there shall be substituted the sum “£243”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum “£238” there shall be substituted the sum “£243”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for the sum “£271” there shall be substituted the sum “£276”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (d), for the sum “£308” there shall be substituted the sum “£314”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (e), for the sum “£225” there shall be substituted the sum “£229”;

(b) in paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 4A (nursing homes)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum “£337” there shall be substituted the sum “£343”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum “£343” there shall be substituted the sum “£349”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for the sum “£337” there shall be substituted the sum “£343”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (d), for the sum “£379” there shall be substituted the sum “£387”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (e), for the sum “£336” there shall be substituted the sum “£342”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (f), for the sum “£336” there shall be substituted the sum “£342”;

(c) in paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 4 and paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 4A (Greater London increase)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum “£47” there shall be substituted the sum “£48”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum “£52” there shall be substituted the sum “£53”.