Regulation 2

For heads (i) and (ii) of paragraph 8(b) of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, there shall be substituted the following heads:—

“(i)

in the case of a spouse, at a rate equivalent to the difference, as at the date when the application for advice and assistance is made, between the income support allowance for a couple where both members are aged not less than 18 (which is specified in column 2 of paragraph 1(3)(c) of Schedule 2 Part I of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987^f1), and the allowance for a single person aged not less than 25 (which is specified in column 2 of paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 2 Part I of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987);

(ii)

in the case of a dependent child or a dependent relative, at a rate equivalent to the amount specified in paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 appropriate to the age of the child or relative as at the date when the application for advice and assistance is made.”.