Income Support (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 201-: Lodged 'au Greffe'

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A decision made 3 January 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2014-0001
Decision Summary Title :	DS – Draft Income Support (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 201-		Date of Decision Summary:	3 January 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Policy and Strategy Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	WR - Draft Income Support (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 201-		Date of Written Report:	3 January 2014
Written Report Author:	Policy and Strategy Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Draft Income Support (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 201-
Decision(s): The Minister decided to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the Draft Income Support (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 201-
Reason(s) for Decision: The Regulations set out amendments to the housing components payable under the Income Support Law to provide for changes agreed under the Housing Transformation Programme (P.33/2013).
Resource Implications: There are no manpower implications. The cost of increasing the private sector rental components is estimated to be £1,000,000 for a full year, and a bid to cover these costs was included in the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP). An amendment of the MTFP approved that £750,000 (8 months) in 2014, and £1 million recurring from 2015 be held in the Central Growth Allocation for 2014 and 2015. Funding for 2014 has now been released into the Social Security Department budget. The cost of increased Income Support costs in the social sector will build up over a period of years and will be accommodated in future MTFPs.
Action required: Policy and Strategy Director to request the Greffier of the States to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the draft legislation and to request a States debate on the sitting commencing 18 February 2014
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):