The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

PART VIE+W+SURGENT CASES

Urgent casesE+W+S

70.—(1) In a case to which this regulation applies, a claimant' weekly applicable amount and his income and capital shall be calculated in accordance with the following provisions of this Part.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4), this regulation applies to—

[F1(a)a claimant to whom paragraph (2A) applies (persons not excluded from income support under section 115 of the Immigration and Asylum Act);]

(b)a claimant who is treated as possessing income under regulation 42(3) (notional income);

F2(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3(2A) This paragraph applies to a person not excluded from entitlement to income support under section 115 of the Immigration and Asylum Act by virtue of regulation 2 of the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations 2000 except for a person to whom paragraphs 3 and 4 of Part I of the Schedule to those Regulations applies.]

F4(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4(3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4(3B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) This regulation shall only apply to a person to whom paragraph (2)(b) [F5applies, where the income he is treated as possessing by virtue of regulation 42(3) (notional income)] is not readily available to him; and

(a)the amount of income support which would be payable but for this Part is less than the amount of income support payable by virtue of the provisions of this Part; and

(b)the [F6Secretary of State] is satisfied that, unless the provisions of this Part are applied to the claimant, the claimant or his family will suffer hardship.

Applicable amounts in urgent casesE+W+S

71.—(1) For the purposes of calculating any entitlement to income support under this Part—

(a)except in a case to which [F7sub-paragraph F8... (c) or (d),] applies, a claimant' weekly applicable amount shall be the aggregate of—

(i)90 per cent of the amount applicable in respect of himself or, if he is a member of a couple or of a polygamous marriage, of the amount applicable in respect of both of them under paragraph 1 (1), (2) or (3) of Schedule 2 or, as the case may be, the amount applicable in respect of them under regulation 18 (polygamous marriages); [F9and where regulation 22A (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision [F10which embodies a determination] that he is not incapable of work) applies, the reference in this head to 90 per cent. of the amount applicable shall be construed as a reference to 90 per cent. of the relevant amount under that regulation reduced by 20 per cent;]

(ii)[F11the amount applicable under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 in respect of any child or young person who is a member of his family except a child or young person whose capital, if calculated in accordance with Part V in like manner as for the claimant, [F12except as provided in regulation 44(1) (modifications in respect of children and young person)], would exceed £3,000;]

(iii)the amount, if applicable, specified in [F13Part [F14II or] III of Schedule 2 (premiums)]; and

(iv)any amounts applicable under [F15regulation 17(1)(e) or, as the case may be, 18(1)(f) (housing costs)]; [F16and

F17(v). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

F18(vi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F19(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F20(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F21(d)except where sub-paragraph F8... (c) applies, in the case of a person to whom any paragraph, other than [F22paragraph 16A], 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)[F23any 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 with Part V in like manner as for the claimant, [F12except as provided in regulation 44(1) (modifications in respect of children and young person)], would exceed £3,000;]

(ii)any premium under [F24Part [F25II or] III of Schedule 2]; and

[F26(iii)any amounts applicable under regulation 17(1)(e) or, as the case may be, 18(1)(f)]]

F27(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F28(1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F29(2) In a case to which paragraph 1 of Part I of the Schedule to the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations 2000 applies, the period for which a claimant’s weekly applicable amount is to be calculated in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be any period, or the aggregrate of any periods, not exceeding 42 days during any one period of leave to which that paragraph of that Part of the Schedule to those Regulations applies.]

[F30(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.]

Assessment of income and capital in urgent casesE+W+S

72.—(1) The claimant' income shall be calculated in accordance with Part V subject to the following modifications—

[F31(a)any income other than—

(i)a payment of income or income in kind made under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No.2) Trust, the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds; or

(ii)income to which paragraph 5, 7 (but only to the extent that a concessionary payment would be due under that paragraph for any non-payment of income support under regulation 70 of these Regulations or of jobseeker’s allowance under regulation 147 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (urgent cases)), 31, 39(2), (3) or (4), 40, 42, 52 or 57 of Schedule 9 (disregard of income other than earnings) applies,

possessed or treated as possessed by him, shall be taken into account in full notwithstanding any provision in that Part disregarding the whole or any part of that income;]

(b)any income to which regulation 53 (calculation of tariff income from capital) applies shall be disregarded;

(c)income treated as capital by virtue of [F32regulation 48(1), (2), (3) and (9)] (income treated as capital) shall be taken into account as income;

(d)in a case to which paragraph (2) (b) of regulation 70 (urgent cases) applies, any income to which regulation 42 (3) (notional income) applies shall be disregarded;

F33(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) The claimant' capital calculated in accordance with Part V, but including any capital referred to in paragraphs 3 and, to the extent that such assets as are referred to in paragraph 6 consist of liquid assets, 6 [F34and, except to the extent that the arrears referred to in paragraph 7 consist of arrears of housing benefit payable under Part II of the Act or Part II of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 [F35or any arrears of benefit due under regulation 70 of these Regulations or regulation 147 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (urgent cases)], 7, 9(b), 19, 30[F36, 32 and 47 to 49] of Schedule 10] (capital to be disregarded) shall be taken into account in full and the amount of income support which would, but for this paragraph be payable under this regulation, shall be payable only to the extent that it exceeds the amount of that capital.