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Cold Weather Bonus and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 202-

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A decision made on 28 July 2022

Decision Reference:  MD-SOSEC-2022-496

Public

Subject: Lodge Cold Weather Bonus and Cold Weather Payments Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations

 

Report Title: Lodge Cold Weather Bonus and Cold Weather Payments Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations

Public

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the Draft Cold Weather Bonus and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 202- and requested that the Regulations be lodged "au Greffe".

Reason for Decision(s):

The Cold Weather Bonus and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 202-, if passed, would amend the Income Support (Special Payments) (Cold Weather Payments) (Jersey) Regulations 2008, and the Social Security (Bonus) (Jersey) Law 2014 (the “2014 Law”). The amendments relate to the cold weather payments under the 2008 Regulations and the cold weather bonus under the 2014 Law. For a temporary period running from October 2022 to the end of March 2023 (“cold weather months”), the current formula for the calculation of the payments and bonus for these cold weather months is replaced by a fixed amount of £70. On the expiry of these temporary amendments at the end of April 2023, the formula for the calculation of the cold weather payments and bonus from October 2023 onwards is reinstated with an updated figure for RPI.

Resource Implications: Setting a fixed monthly value of £70 requires an additional £0.4M in 2022 and £0.4M in 2023. Funding in 2022 will be drawn from existing allocated Tax Funded departmental budgets. The additional funding of £0.4 million will be incorporated into the proposed Government Plan 2023-26 to support the additional cost for January to March 2023. There are no manpower implications.

 

Action Required: Officers to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the item(s) to be lodged 'au Greffe'.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Social Security

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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