Paragraph 26 Applicable amounts: persons who are not pensioners
England, Wales and Scotland
Subject to paragraphs 27 and 28, the applicable amount for a week for a person who is not a pensioner is the aggregate of such of the following amounts as may apply in his case—
an amount in respect of himself or, if he is a member of a couple, an amount in respect of both of them, determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3;
an amount in respect of any child or young person who is a member of his family, determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of that Schedule;
if he is a member of a family of which at least one member is a child or young person, an amount determined in accordance with Part 2 of that Schedule (family premium);
the amount of any premiums which may be applicable to him, determined in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of that Schedule (premiums);
the amount of either the—
work-related activity component; or
support component,
which may be applicable to him in accordance with Parts 5 and 6 of that Schedule (the componentsf1);
the amount of any transitional addition which may be applicable to him in accordance with Parts 7 and 8 of that Schedule (transitional addition).
In Schedule 3—
“additional spouse” means a spouse by the party to the marriage who is additional to the party to the marriage;
“converted employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance which is not income-related and to which a person is entitled as a result of a conversion decision within the meaning of the Employment and Support Allowance (Existing Awards) Regulations 2008f2;
“patient” means a person (other than a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention in a youth custody institution) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of regulation 2(4) and (5) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005f3.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
The amount of the components is set out in Part 6 of that Schedule.
- f2
- f3