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Income Support (General Provisions) (Amendment No. 11) Order 2013

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A decision made 27 September 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2013-0095

Decision Summary Title :

DS – Income Support (General Provisions) (Amendment No.11) Order 201-

Date of Decision Summary:

23 September 2013

Decision Summary Author:

Policy Principal

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

WR - Income Support (General Provisions) (Amendment No.11) Order 201-

Date of Written Report:

23 September 2013

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Income Support (General Provisions) (Amendment No.11) Order 201-

Decision(s): The Minister made the Income Support (General Provisions) (Amendment No.11) Order 201-

Reason(s) for Decision:

Changes to the Income Support General Provisions Order are required in order that the disregard in respect of pension income available to claimants aged 65 and above can be increased in line with the uprating of the Jersey old-age pension.

 

In addition, a minor update is required where the existing General Provisions Order refers to the Housing (General Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 1970. This is replaced with an equivalent reference to the Control of Housing and Work (Residential and Employment Status) (Jersey) Regulations 2013.

Resource Implications:

There are no manpower implications in respect of this Order. The cost of increasing the pension disregard is included in the Income Support cash limit.  This represents a cost of approximately £17,000 from Oct-Dec this year; a £70,000 full year effect.

Action required: Policy Principal to notify the Greffe and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made and to forward the signed and sealed Order to the States Greffe, requesting the Greffier of the States to arrange for the Order to be notified to the States.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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