Regulation 3 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

in sub-paragraph (2) (pensioner premium) for the amounts “£14.70”and “£22.35” there shall be substituted the amounts “£16.70” and “£25.35” respectively;

in sub-paragraph (2A) (pensioner premium for persons aged 75 and over) for the amounts “£16.65”and “£25.00” there shall be substituted the amounts “£18.65” and “£28.00” respectively; and

in sub-paragraph (3) (higher pensioner premium), for the amounts “£20.75”and “£29.55” there shall be substituted the amounts “£22.75” and “£32.55” respectively.

in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “sub-paragraphs (2) to (5)” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraphs (2) to (6)”; and

after sub-paragraph (5) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(6)

Where by virtue of the coming into force of regulation 3(1) and (2) of the Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1992^f3 a claimant’s applicable amount increases in his benefit week beginning on a day during the period of 7 days beginning on 5th October 1992, no account shall be taken of that increase.”.

in sub-paragraph (1) for the words “sub-paragraphs (2) to (4)” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraphs (2) to (5)”; and

after sub-paragraph (4) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(5)

Where by virtue of the coming into force of regulation 3(1) and (2) of the Income-Related Benefits Amendment Regulations 1992 a claimant’s applicable amount increases in his benefit week beginning on a day during the period of 7 days commencing on 5th October 1992, no account shall be taken of that increase.”.