# The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026, 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); and
(b) paragraphs 15A(2)(a) and 16(2)(a) 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 shall be as set out in Schedule 8 to this Order; and
(b) in paragraph 2(1) 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 (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 (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 (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 (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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348278378/article/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2026/article-26
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