Income Support

Skinticket

morning folks,

what are the conditions for an income support claim?

ive read on directgov but i doesnt make sense to me...

thanks

DX2

Single parent or a carer.

cassieB57

Not QUITE, DX2

People entitled to Income Support
20081 [See Memo DMG 44/10] People can receive IS for the whole of the benefit week
provided they satisfy the conditions of entitlement and are in one of the following
categories1 for one or more days in that benefit week
1. lone parents
2. lone foster parents
3. single claimant or lone parent looking after a child prior to adoption
4. people temporarily looking after another person
5. regular carers
6. people incapable of work (revoked from 30.12.09 but see Appendix 5 for
savings provisions)
7. disabled workers (revoked from and including 25.1.10 but see Appendix 6 for
savings provisions)
8. people in work living in a care home, Abbeyfield Home or an independent
hospital (revoked from and including 25.1.10 but see Appendix 6 for savings
provisions)
9. people entitled to MIRO
10. disabled students (revoked from 30.12.09 but see Appendix 5 for savings
provisions)
11. deaf students (revoked from 30.12.09 but see Appendix 5 for savings
provisions)
12. blind people (revoked from 30.12.09 but see Appendix 5 for savings
provisions)
13. pregnant women
14. parental leave
15. paternity leave
16. certain people in relevant education
17. young people in second chance learning
18. refugees learning English
19. people who claim asylum on or after 3.4.00 and who is granted refugee status
on or before 14.6.07
20. people required to attend court or a tribunal
21. people affected by a TD
22. certain PFAs


The Regulations go into further details; for instance not just all lone parents can get IS, only those whose child or youngest child is under 10yrs (7 yrs from 25/10/10)
TD=Trade Dispute; PFA=Persons from Abroad