# The Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 24: Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

In Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (housing costs)—
(a) in paragraph 8(2) (new housing costs) for head (a) there shall be substituted the following head—
“(a) is a person to whom paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 1B (persons caring for another person) applies;”, and
(b) in paragraph 14 (linking rule)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (5)(a) after “unemployment benefit,” there shall be inserted “a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance,”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (5A) for “paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 applies (persons with caring responsibilities not required to be available for employment)” there shall be substituted “paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 1B (persons caring for another person) applies”, and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (5B) for head (b) there shall be substituted the following head—
“(b) is a student, other than one who would qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA(3) (prescribed categories of person);”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/199/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-jobseekers-allowance-consequential-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-24
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