Committee for Employment & Social Security - P.2021/117
The States are asked to decide:
Whether, after consideration of the Policy Letter entitled 'Non-contributory Benefit Rates for 2022', dated 4th October 2021, 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 7th January 2022.
2. To set the benefit limitation for a person living in the community at £930 per week, from 7th January 2022.
3. To set the benefit limitation rates in relation to people not living in the community at the rates set out in Table 4 of that Policy Letter, from 7th January 2022.
4. To set the amount of the personal allowance payable to persons in Guernsey and Alderney residential or nursing homes who are in receipt of income support at £40.92 per week, from 7th January 2022.
5. To set the amount of the personal allowance payable to persons in United Kingdom hospitals or care homes who are in receipt of income support at £57.84 per week, from 7th January 2022.
6. To set the maximum rent allowances at the amounts set out in Table 6 of that Policy Letter, from 7th January 2022.
7. To set the supplementary fuel allowance paid to income support householders at £30.13 per week, from 29th October 2021 to 29th April 2022.
8. To agree that any grant received from the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture which is made under section 49(2)(a) of the Education (Guernsey) Law, 1970 in respect of a dependant in full-time education, as well as any earnings that the dependant in receipt of such a grant has acquired through part-time work, be disregarded from the calculation of resources to determine the amount of income support payable.
9. To set the rate of family allowance at £14.80 per week, from 3rd January 2022.
10. 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 7 of that Policy Letter, from 3rd January 2022.
11. To set the payment tariffs under the Mesothelioma Compensation Scheme at the rates set out in Table 11 in the Appendix to that Policy Letter, from 1st January 2022.
12. 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)(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the States of Deliberation and their Committees.
