Regulation 18 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Income Support RegulationsI1

Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

In paragraph 2A(4)^f1 for the words from “and which” to “palliative” there shall be substituted the words “and whose primary function is to provide palliative care for persons resident there who are suffering from a progressive disease in its final stages”.

In paragraph 13 (severe disability premium)^f2 sub-paragraph (3)(b) shall be omitted.

In sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 14 (disabled child premium)^f3 for the words “except where otherwise provided” there shall be substituted the words “except as provided in regulation 44(1) (modifications in respect of children and young persons)”.