Social Security (Television Licence Benefit – Income Threshold) (Jersey) Order 2021

Official Consolidated Version

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Social Security (Television Licence Benefit – Income Threshold) (Jersey) Order 2021

Article

1             Interpretation. 3

2             Income amount for a single person. 3

3             Income amount for a couple. 3

4             Citation and commencement 3

Table of Legislation History. 4

Table of Endnote References. 4

Social Security (Television Licence Benefit – Income Threshold) (Jersey) Order 2021

1        Interpretation

In this Order –

“Income Tax Law” means the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961;

“Regulations” means the Social Security (Television Licence Benefit) (Jersey) Regulations 2009, and a reference to a Regulation by number is a reference to the Regulation of that number in those Regulations.[2]

2        Income amount for a single person[3]

For the purpose of Regulation 7(6)(a) (determination of relevant total income), the amount for a single person is the greater of –

(a)     £16,070; and

(b)     the low income threshold, as defined in Article 92A(2) of the Income Tax Law.

3        Income amount for a couple[4]

For the purpose of Regulation 7(6)(b) (determination of relevant total income), the amount for a couple is the greater of –

(a)     £26,170; and

(b)     the low income threshold, as defined in Article 92A(2) of the Income Tax Law, multiplied by 1.7.

4        Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Television Licence Benefit – Income Threshold) (Jersey) Order 2021 and comes into force 7 days after it is made.

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

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Table of Endnote References