Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2005

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The Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2005

THE STATES, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 28^th day of September, 2005[a] and in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2) and 15 of the Supplementary Benefit (Guernsey) Law, 1971, as amended[b] and all other powers enabling them, hereby order:-

Amendment of Ordinance.

1. In the First Schedule to the Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) Ordinance, 1971, as amended[c] -

(a) for paragraph 6(1)(b) substitute -

"in any other case, such amount (if any) not exceeding £15 as the Administrator may determine as reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the applicant and the householder of whose household the applicant is a member.",

(b) in paragraph 15(1) for "£20" substitute "£30", and

(c) for the numbered Tables set out in the appendix to the First Schedule, substitute the numbered Tables set out in the schedule to this Ordinance.

Extent.

2. This Ordinance shall have effect in the islands of Guernsey, Herm and Jethou.

Citation.

3. This Ordinance may be cited as the Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2005.

Commencement.

4. This Ordinance shall come into force on the 6^th day of January, 2006.

Section 1(c)

SCHEDULE

"Table 1 (Paragraph 3)

Limitation of weekly benefit payable as from the week commencing 6 January 2006

Community	Residential Home	Nursing Home, etc	Personal Allowance
£287.00	£396.00	£570.00	£22.00

Table 2 (Paragraph 5(1))

Short-term Weekly Requirements as from week commencing 6 January 2006

Description	Amount
Husband and wife or other persons falling within paragraph 2(1) ("Couple")	£151.60
Person not falling within paragraph 2(1) who is directly responsible for household necessities and rent (if any) ("Single householder")	£104.60
Person who is not a householder ("Non-householder")	£80.40
Member of a household -
Aged 16 years or over;	£68.10
Aged 12 years but less than 16;	£42.10
Aged 5 years but less than 12;	£30.55
Aged less than 5 years	£22.55

Table 3 (Paragraph 5(2))

Long-term Weekly Requirements as from week commencing 6 January 2006

Description	Amount
Husband and wife or other persons falling within paragraph 2(1) ("Couple")	£187.55
Person not falling within paragraph 2(1) who is directly responsible for household necessities and rent (if any) ("Single householder")	£129.55
Person who is not a householder ("Non-householder")	£100.45
Member of a household -
Aged 16 years or over;	£85.10
Aged 12 years but less than 16;	£52.65
Aged 5 years but less than 12;	£38.15
Aged less than 5 years	£28.20"

[a]	Article XVI of Billet d'État No. XIV of 2005.
[b]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXIII, p. 26; amended by Vol. XXVI, p.292; Vol. XXXI, p. 278 and Order in Council No. VI of 1999; has effect in Alderney by Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XVII, p. 168; Recueil d'Ordonnances, Tome XXIV, p. 468 and Tome XXVI, pp. 177 and 317 and as varied by Ordinance No. IX of 2005.
[c]	Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XVII, pp. 139 and 179; Tome XVIII, pp. 119 and 126; Tome XIX, pp. 23, 106, 216 and 280; Tome XX, pp. 81,158, 359 and 392; Tome XXI, pp. 44, 72, 156, 283 and 452; Tome XXII, pp. 60, 185 and 537; Tome XXIII, pp. 48, 277, 314 and 453; Tome XXIV, pp. 88, 471 and 495; Tome XXV, pp. 49, 168 and 338 and Tome XXVI, pp. 75, 194, 319 and 458; Ordinances No. XXVI of 1996; No. XXX of 1997; No. XXXII of 1998; Nos. XIII and XXII of 1999; Nos. IV and XVII of 2000; Nos. XVII and XLVI of 2001; No. XXIV of 2002; Nos. VIII and XXIV of 2003; No. XXXV of 2004 and No. VIII of 2005.