# The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988, Regulation 25: Amendment of regulation 71 of the General Regulations

Extent: E+W+S

In regulation 71 of the General Regulations (applicable amount in urgent cases)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a) for the words “sub-paragraph (b) or (c)” there shall be substituted the words “sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d),”;
(b) after paragraph (1)(c) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—
“(d) except where sub-paragraph (b) or (c) applies, in the case of a person to whom any paragraph, other than paragraph 17, in column (1) of Schedule 7 (special cases) applies, the amount shall be 90% of the amount applicable in column 2 of that Schedule in respect of the claimant and partner (if any), plus, if applicable—
(i) any amount in respect of a child or young person who is a member of the family except a child or young person whose capital, if calculated in accordance.e with Part V in like manner as for the claimant, except where otherwise provided, would exceed £3,000;
(ii) any premium under paragraph 9 or l0 of Schedule 2; and
(iii) any housing costs under regulation 17(e)
or 18(f).”;
(c) after paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—
“(3) Where the calculation of a claimant’s applicable amount under this regulation results in a fraction of a penny that fraction shall be treated as a penny.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/663/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-amendment-regulations-1988/regulation-25
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