Income Support (Transitional Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2008.

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A decision made (21/01/2008) regarding: Income Support (Transitional Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2008.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2008-0009
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Income Support (Trans Prov) (Jsy) Order 2008		Date of Decision Summary:	10 January 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Sue Duhamel, Strategy Analyst		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	WR - Income Support (Trans Prov) (Jsy) Order 2008		Date of Written Report:	10 January 2008
Written Report Author:	Sue Duhamel, Strategy Analyst		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Income Support (Transitional Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2008
Decision(s): The Minister made the Income Support (Transitional Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2008.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister approved the Order that makes provision for persons in receipt of benefits that cease on the implementation of the new income support scheme and special provision for persons who move into residential care before new funding arrangements following on from income support are in place. The Order will be reviewed later in 2008 following an analysis of the number of transitional claims made.
Resource Implications: There are no manpower implications. A total of £22.5 million has been made available to provide protection to households who may be affected by the introduction of the new Income Support scheme. The Treasury & Resources Minister has approved increases to the Departments annual cash limit as part of the Income Support budget to meet the cost of the protection. Claimants on Income support will be protected fully until 30 September 2008 and then a phased reduction in protection applies.
Action required: Notify the Greffe and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made and forward the signed and sealed Order to the Greffe for notification to the States.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):