Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013

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The Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013

THE STATES, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 14^th November, 2013[a], and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3(2) and 15 of the Supplementary Benefit (Guernsey) Law, 1971 as amended and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby order:-

Amendment of the First Schedule to the Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) Ordinance, 1971.

1. The First Schedule to the Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) Ordinance, 1971[b] is amended as follows -

(a) in paragraph 6(2), immediately after the words "outgoings incurred", insert ": provided that both the expressions "rent" and "net rent" exclude rent payable by a householder in occupation of a dwelling inscribed in Part A of the Housing Register maintained by the States Housing Department under the Housing (Control of Occupation) (Guernsey) Law, 1994",

(b) in paragraph 11, immediately after subparagraph (g), insert the following subparagraphs -

"(h) any sum payable under the terms and conditions of the employment initiative operated by the Authority and known as the "Back to work bonus", and

(i) any compensation payment made under the ex-gratia payment scheme administered by the Skipton Fund Limited for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with the scheme's provisions.",

(i) delete "deliberately" from the heading,

(ii) delete the comma immediately after "entitled", and

(iii) for the words "for the purpose of securing a supplementary benefit or increasing", substitute "and the effect of the deprivation, neglect, waiver or abandonment, as the case may be, is to secure a supplementary benefit or increase", and

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

Interpretation.

2. (1) Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Ordinance to an enactment are references thereto as amended, re-enacted (with or without modification), extended or applied.

(2) The Interpretation (Guernsey) Law, 1948[c] shall apply to the interpretation of this Ordinance throughout the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Jethou.

Repeal.

3. Section 2(c) of the Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2012[d] is repealed.

Citation.

4. This Ordinance may be cited as the Supplementary Benefit (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013.

Extent.

5. This Ordinance shall have effect in the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Jethou.

Commencement.

6. This Ordinance shall come into force on the 10^th January, 2014.

Section 2(d)

SCHEDULE

"Table 1 (Paragraph 3)

Limitation of weekly benefit payable as from the week commencing 10^th January 2014

table
Community	Residential Home	Nursing Home, etc	Personal Allowance	UK Personal Allowance
£515.00	£512.00	£735.00	£29.30	£49.36

Table 2 (Paragraph 5(1))

Short-term Weekly Requirements as from week commencing

10^th January 2014

table
Description	Amount
Husband and wife or other persons falling within paragraph 2(1) ("Couple")	£195.33
Person not falling within paragraph 2(1) who is directly responsible for household necessities and rent (if any) ("Single householder")	£135.65
Person who is not a householder ("Non-householder") -
Aged 18 years or over;	£103.27
Aged 16 years but less than 18;	£70.26
Member of a household -
Aged 18 years or over;	£103.27
Aged 16 years but less than 18;	£87.69
Aged 12 years but less than 16;	£54.32
Aged 5 years but less than 12;	£39.45
Aged less than 5 years	£28.73

Table 3 (Paragraph 5(2))

Long-term Weekly Requirements as from week commencing

10^th January 2014

table
Description	Amount
Husband and wife or other persons falling within paragraph 2(1) ("Couple")	£241.00
Person not falling within paragraph 2(1) who is directly responsible for household necessities and rent (if any) ("Single householder")	£166.74
Person who is not a householder ("Non-householder") -
Aged 18 years or over;	£129.43
Aged 16 years but less than 18;	£70.26
Member of a household -
Aged 18 years or over;	£129.43
Aged 16 years but less than 18;	£109.63
Aged 12 years but less than 16;	£67.83
Aged 5 years but less than 12;	£49.17
Aged less than 5 years	£36.24"

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[a]	Article XI of Billet d'État No. XX of 2013.^b Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXIII, p. 26; Vol. XXVI, p. 292; Vol. XXXI, p. 278 and Vol. XXXIX, p. 107; has effect in Alderney by Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XVII, p. 168; Tome XXIV, p. 468 and Tome XXVI, pp. 177 and 317 and as varied by Tome XXXIII, p. 649 and Ordinance No. VII of 2010.
[b]	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; Tome XXVI, pp. 75, 194, 319, and 458; Tome XXVII, pp. 127 and 379; Tome XXVIII, pp. 168, 228, 255, 303, 341, 429 and 537; Tome XXIX, pp. 185, 299, 378 and 550; Tome XXX, pp. 30 and 520; Tome XXXI, p. 652; Tome XXXII, p. 640 and Tome XXXIII, pp. 233 and 644; Ordinance Nos. XXVI and XLI of 2012.
[c]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XIII, p.355.
[d]	Ordinance No. XLI of 2012.