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Regulation 16 Amounts additional to the standard minimum guarantee: severe disability

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(1)

For the purposes of section 2(3)(b) and (7) of the 2002 Act, an additional amount prescribed in paragraph (2) is applicable if the beneficiary is treated as being a severely disabled person in accordance with regulation 17.

(2)

The prescribed additional amount is—

(a)

except where subparagraph (b) applies, £53.65 per week; or

(b)

£107.30 per week if regulation 17(1)(b) is satisfied and no one is entitled to and in receipt of an allowance under section 70 (carer’s allowance) of the 1992 Act in respect of caring for either partner.