Regulation 148 Interpretation of Chapters 1 and 2

In Chapters 1 and 2—

• “award” means an award of a jobseeker’s allowance;

• “claim” means a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance;

• “claimant” means a person who has made a claim, or who is treated for the purposes of the JSA Regulations as having made a claim;

• “Chapter 2 claimant” means—

  1. (a)

     a claimant who is entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance by virtue of regulation 17 of the JSA Regulations (laid off and short time workers); or

  2. (b)

     F1a claimant who is a share fisherman—

     1. (i)

        where the JSA Regulations apply, as defined in regulation 156 of those Regulations; and

     2. (ii)

        where the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013 F2or Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 apply, as defined in regulation 67 of those Regulations;

• “Department” means the Department for Work and Pensions or, in Northern Ireland, the Department for Social Development;

• “JSA Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996^f1 or, in Northern Ireland, the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f2;

• “jobseeker’s allowance” means benefit payable under—

  1. (a)

     the Jobseekers Act 1995^f3, or

  2. (b)

     in Northern Ireland, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f4;

• “taxable jobseeker’s allowance” means any amount of jobseeker’s allowance which is chargeable to income tax under Chapter 2 of Part 10 of ITEPA (tax on social security income).