Article 26 Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance

(1)

Unless stated otherwise, any reference in this article to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation of, or the Schedule to, the JSA Regulations 1996 bearing that number.

(2)

In—

(a)

regulations 83(b), 84(1)(c) and 85(1)^f1; and

(b)

paragraphs 15A(2)(a)^f2 and 16(2)(a)^f3 of Part III of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts: premiums),

the sum specified is in each case £3,000 (which remains unchanged).

(3)

In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts: personal allowances)—

(a)

the sums specified in paragraph 1^f4 shall be as set out in Schedule 8 to this Order; and

(b)

in paragraph 2(1)^f5 in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of column (2) of the table for “£84.66” substitute “£87.88”.

(4)

In paragraph 4 of Part II of Schedule 1^f6 (applicable amounts: family premium)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£19.48” substitute “£20.22”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£19.48” substitute “£20.22”.

(5)

The sums specified in Part IV of Schedule 1^f7 (applicable amounts: weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part III) shall be as set out in Schedule 9 to this Order.

(6)

The sums specified in Part IVB of Schedule 1^f8 (applicable amounts: weekly amounts of premiums for joint-claim couples) shall be as set out in Schedule 10 to this Order.

(7)

In paragraph 17 of Schedule 2^f9 (housing costs: non-dependant deductions)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£126.65” substitute “£131.45”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£19.65” substitute “£20.40”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£183.00” substitute “£192.00”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (2)(b)—

(i)

for “£45.15” substitute “£46.85”;

(ii)

for “£183.00” substitute “£192.00”; and

(iii)

for “£266.00” substitute “£279.00”;

(e)

in sub-paragraph (2)(c)—

(i)

for “£62.00” substitute “£64.35”;

(ii)

for “£266.00” substitute “£279.00”; and

(iii)

for “£348.00” substitute “£365.00”;

(f)

in sub-paragraph (2)(d)—

(i)

for “£101.35” substitute “£105.20”;

(ii)

for “£348.00” substitute “£365.00”; and

(iii)

for “£463.00” substitute “£485.00”; and

(g)

in sub-paragraph (2)(e)—

(i)

for “£115.45” substitute “£119.85”;

(ii)

for “£463.00” substitute “£485.00”; and

(iii)

for “£577.00” substitute “£605.00”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Regulations 83(b) and 84(1)(c) were omitted, and regulation 85(1) was amended, by S.I. 2003/455. Regulation 8 of that S.I. (as amended by S.I. 2005/2294) makes transitional arrangements in connection with the introduction of child tax credit. Regulation 85(1) was also amended by S.I. 2007/2618.
f2: Paragraph 15A was inserted by S.I. 2000/2629 and amended by S.I. 2003/455 and 2007/719.
f3: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/719, 2011/674 and 2013/388.
f4: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 2000/1978, 2005/2877, 2007/719, 2008/698 and 1554, 2009/1575 and 2025/295.
f5: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/2545, 1999/2555, 2003/455, 2006/718 and 2025/295.
f6: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1803, 1998/766, 2003/455 and 2025/295.
f7: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516 and 1803, 2000/2239 and 2629, 2003/455 and 511, 2007/719, 2009/1488, 2015/457, 2023/1218 and 2025/295.
f8: Part IVB was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978 and amended by S.I. 2000/2629, 2001/518, 2003/511, 2007/719, 2009/1488, 2015/457, 2023/1218 and 2025/295.
f9: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1517 and 2518, 1997/827, 1999/2860, 2003/1195, 2004/2327, 2005/3360, 2006/217, 2008/1554 and 2767, 2013/388, 443, 591 and 630, 2014/2888, 2017/204, 2020/618, 2021/786 and 1405, 2022/177 and 2025/295.