The Social Security (Removal of Residential Allowance and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003
These Regulations provide for the cessation, from 6th October 2003, of the payment of a residential allowance to recipients of income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance who are residing in residential care homes or nursing homes. These Regulations also provide for the cessation, from 6th October 2003, of the payment of special amounts to recipients of income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance who are in residential accommodation as defined in regulation 21(3) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) (“the Income Support Regulations”) or who are residing in accommodation provided under the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 (c. 19).