# The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018, Article 25: Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance


(1) The sums that are relevant to the calculation of an applicable amount as specified in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be the sums set out in this article and Schedules 8 to 10 to this Order; and unless stated otherwise, any reference in this article to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations bearing that number.
(2) In—
(a) regulations 83(b), 84(1)(c) and 85(1); and
(b) paragraphs 15A(2)(a) and 16(2)(a) of Part III of Schedule 1,
the sum specified is in each case £3,000 (which remains unchanged).
(3) The sums specified in paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts: personal allowances) shall be as set out in Schedule 8 to this Order.
(4) In paragraph 4 of Part II of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts: family premium)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) “£17.45” remains unchanged; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) “£17.45” remains unchanged.
(5) The sums specified in Part IV of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts: weekly amounts of premiums) shall be as set out in Schedule 9 to this Order.
(6) The sums specified in Part IVB of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts: weekly amounts of premiums for joint-claim couples) shall be as set out in Schedule 10 to this Order.
(7) In paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 2 (general provisions applying to housing costs) “£100,000” remains unchanged.
(8) In paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 (housing costs: non-dependant deductions)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£95.45” substitute “£98.30”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£14.80” substitute “£15.25”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£136.00” substitute “£139.00”;
(d) in sub-paragraph (2)(b)—
(i) for “£34.00” substitute “£35.00”;
(ii) for “£136.00” substitute “£139.00”; and
(iii) for “£200.00” substitute “£204.00”;
(e) in sub-paragraph (2)(c)—
(i) for “£46.65” substitute “£48.05”;
(ii) for “£200.00” substitute “£204.00”; and
(iii) for “£259.00” substitute “£265.00”;
(f) in sub-paragraph (2)(d)—
(i) for “£76.35” substitute “£78.65”;
(ii) for “£259.00” substitute “£265.00”; and
(iii) for “£346.00” substitute “£354.00”; and
(g) in sub-paragraph (2)(e)—
(i) for “£86.95” substitute “£89.55”;
(ii) for “£346.00” substitute “£354.00”; and
(iii) for “£430.00” substitute “£439.00”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111164327/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2018/article-25
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