Non-Contributory Benefit Rates for 2021

Committee for Employment & Social Security - P.2020/191

• Original Propositions

  • The States are asked to decide:
  • Whether, after consideration of the policy letter entitled "Non-contributory benefit rates for 2021", dated 6^th November 2020, they are of the opinion:
  • 1. To set the income support requirement rates at the rates set out in Table 1 of that policy letter, from 5^th February 2021.
  • 2. To set the benefit limitation for a person living in the community at £890 per week, from 5^th February 2021.
  • 3. To set the benefit limitation rates in relation to people not living in the community at the rates set out in rows 3 and 4 of Table 6 of that policy letter, from 5^th February 2021.
  • 4. To set the amount of the personal allowance payable to people in Guernsey and Alderney residential or nursing homes who are in receipt of income support at £40.00 per week, from 5^th February 2021.
  • 5. To set the amount of the personal allowance payable to people in United Kingdom hospitals or care homes who are in receipt of income support at £56.54 per week, from 5^th February 2021.
  • 6.  To set the maximum rent allowances at the amounts set out in Table 8 of that policy letter, from 5^th February 2021.
  • 7.  To set the supplementary fuel allowance paid to income support householders at £28.89 per week, from 30^th October 2020 to 30^th April 2021.
  • 8.. To set the rate of family allowance at £14.50 per week, from 1^st February 2021.
  • 9.  To set the rates and annual income limit for severe disability benefit and carer's allowance at the rates and limit set out in Table 9 of that policy letter, from 1^st February 2021.
  • 10. To direct the preparation of such legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the above decisions.
  • The above Propositions have been submitted to Her Majesty's Procureur for advice on any legal or constitutional implications in accordance with Rule 4(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the States of Deliberation and their Committees.

• Amendments to the Non-Contributory Benefit Rates for 2021

  • Amendment	Proposer	Seconder	Result	Recorded Vote (if requested)
    Amendment 1 [427kb]	Deputy Dyke	Deputy de Lisle

     

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